magister equitum
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The magister equitum was a senior Roman official who served as the dictator’s chief lieutenant and commander of the cavalry during emergencies in the Roman Republic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| magister equitum canonical | 2 |
| magister equitum praesentalis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4558888 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: magister equitum Context triple: [Roman magistracy, hasOffice, magister equitum]
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A.
magister militum
Magister militum was a senior military title in the late Roman Empire, denoting a top-ranking general who often wielded significant political power.
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B.
magister officiorum (disputed in sources)
The magister officiorum was a high-ranking late Roman and Byzantine imperial official responsible for overseeing the palace bureaucracy, imperial correspondence, and various administrative and military offices.
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C.
praefectus classis
The praefectus classis was a senior Roman imperial official who commanded a fleet and oversaw naval operations and administration.
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D.
Praetorian Prefect
The Praetorian Prefect was a powerful senior official of the Roman Empire who commanded the emperor’s elite Praetorian Guard and often wielded significant political and military influence.
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E.
magister navis
The magister navis was a senior Roman naval commander responsible for overseeing fleets and maritime operations in the Roman state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: magister equitum Target entity description: The magister equitum was a senior Roman official who served as the dictator’s chief lieutenant and commander of the cavalry during emergencies in the Roman Republic.
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A.
magister militum
Magister militum was a senior military title in the late Roman Empire, denoting a top-ranking general who often wielded significant political power.
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B.
magister officiorum (disputed in sources)
The magister officiorum was a high-ranking late Roman and Byzantine imperial official responsible for overseeing the palace bureaucracy, imperial correspondence, and various administrative and military offices.
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C.
praefectus classis
The praefectus classis was a senior Roman imperial official who commanded a fleet and oversaw naval operations and administration.
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D.
Praetorian Prefect
The Praetorian Prefect was a powerful senior official of the Roman Empire who commanded the emperor’s elite Praetorian Guard and often wielded significant political and military influence.
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E.
magister navis
The magister navis was a senior Roman naval commander responsible for overseeing fleets and maritime operations in the Roman state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman magistracy
ⓘ
Roman political office ⓘ military office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Roman dictator ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Roman military emergencies ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Roman dictatorship ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman government offices
ⓘ
Ancient Roman military ranks ⓘ Ancient Roman titles ⓘ |
| chiefLieutenantOf | Roman dictator ⓘ |
| commanded | Roman cavalry ⓘ |
| commandStructure | second-in-command to dictator ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| domain |
executive authority
ⓘ
military affairs ⓘ |
| governingBody | Roman state during dictatorship ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
assist dictator in military command
ⓘ
command cavalry forces ⓘ execute dictator’s orders ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male-only office in practice ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | magister equitum ⓘ |
| hasPower | imperium under dictator’s authority ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| historicalStatus | defunct office ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | master of the horse ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman cavalry ⓘ |
| officeCreatedFor | state of emergency ⓘ |
| officeType |
emergency office
ⓘ
extraordinary magistracy ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman constitutional system ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | Roman state ⓘ |
| rankComparedTo |
higher than other magistrates during dictatorship
ⓘ
lower than dictator ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
consul
ⓘ
dictator ⓘ praetor ⓘ |
| replacedBy | regular magistracies after decline of dictatorship ⓘ |
| residence | Rome ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | appointment rather than election ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Roman dictator ⓘ |
| termOfOffice | normally limited to dictator’s term ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | Roman Republic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: magister equitum Description of subject: The magister equitum was a senior Roman official who served as the dictator’s chief lieutenant and commander of the cavalry during emergencies in the Roman Republic.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: magister equitum