Quintus Sertorius
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Quintus Sertorius was a skilled Roman general and statesman who led a long and resilient resistance against the Sullan regime from his power base in Hispania.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quintus Sertorius canonical | 10 |
| Sertorius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8227303 — 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: Quintus Sertorius Context triple: [Sulla’s First Civil War, hasCommander, Quintus Sertorius]
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A.
Sextus Pompeius
Sextus Pompeius was a Roman military leader and the youngest son of Pompey the Great, known for commanding a powerful naval force against the Second Triumvirate during the late Roman Republic.
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B.
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a Roman general and statesman who became dictator, known for his civil war victory, constitutional reforms, and infamous proscriptions.
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C.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus was a prominent Roman general and statesman of the late Republic, noted for his aristocratic leadership in the Jugurthine War and his opposition to the rising power of Gaius Marius.
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D.
Hasdrubal the Boetharch
Hasdrubal the Boetharch was a Carthaginian military and political leader best known for directing Carthage’s final defense against Rome during the Third Punic War.
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E.
Cato the Younger
Cato the Younger was a Roman statesman and Stoic philosopher renowned for his incorruptible integrity and staunch opposition to Julius Caesar’s rise to power.
- 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: Quintus Sertorius Target entity description: Quintus Sertorius was a skilled Roman general and statesman who led a long and resilient resistance against the Sullan regime from his power base in Hispania.
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A.
Sextus Pompeius
Sextus Pompeius was a Roman military leader and the youngest son of Pompey the Great, known for commanding a powerful naval force against the Second Triumvirate during the late Roman Republic.
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B.
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
Lucius Cornelius Sulla was a Roman general and statesman who became dictator, known for his civil war victory, constitutional reforms, and infamous proscriptions.
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C.
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus was a prominent Roman general and statesman of the late Republic, noted for his aristocratic leadership in the Jugurthine War and his opposition to the rising power of Gaius Marius.
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D.
Hasdrubal the Boetharch
Hasdrubal the Boetharch was a Carthaginian military and political leader best known for directing Carthage’s final defense against Rome during the Third Punic War.
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E.
Cato the Younger
Cato the Younger was a Roman statesman and Stoic philosopher renowned for his incorruptible integrity and staunch opposition to Julius Caesar’s rise to power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman general
ⓘ
Roman politician ⓘ Roman statesman ⓘ human ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Hispania
ⓘ
linked to:
Hispania (probable)
Hispania Ulterior ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| commanded | Roman forces in Hispania ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cimbrian War
ⓘ
Sertorian War ⓘ
linked to:
Sertorian Wars
Social War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 123 BC ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 72 BC ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Plutarch's Life of Sertorius
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linked to:
Life of Sertorius
|
| education | Roman military training ⓘ |
| era |
1st century BC
ⓘ
2nd century BC ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Sabine ⓘ |
| formedAllianceWith |
Celtiberians
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linked to:
Celtiberia
Lusitanians ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sertorian senate in Hispania
ⓘ
linked to:
Sertorian Wars
|
| heldOffice |
praetor
ⓘ
quaestor ⓘ tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| killedBy | Marcus Perperna Vento ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sertorian War
ⓘ
linked to:
Sertorian Wars
alliance with Lusitanian tribes ⓘ establishing an alternative Roman government in Hispania ⓘ leading resistance to Sulla ⓘ long guerrilla war in Hispania ⓘ use of guerrilla tactics against Roman forces ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Latin ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
legate
ⓘ
proconsul ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sertorian government in Hispania ⓘ |
| opponent |
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
ⓘ
linked to:
Pompey the Great
Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius ⓘ |
| partOf |
late Roman Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Roman Republic
|
| placeOfBirth |
Nursia
ⓘ
Sabine territory ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Hispania
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linked to:
Hispania (probable)
Osca ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | popularis ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Gaius Marius ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quintus Sertorius Description of subject: Quintus Sertorius was a skilled Roman general and statesman who led a long and resilient resistance against the Sullan regime from his power base in Hispania.
Referenced by (11)
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linked to: Quintus Sertorius