Poem 101 (Multas per gentes et multa per aequora vectus)
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Poem 101 ("Multas per gentes et multa per aequora vectus") is a famous elegiac poem by the Roman poet Catullus in which he mourns his brother’s death and offers a poignant farewell at his grave.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Poem 101 (Multas per gentes et multa per aequora vectus) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8896096 — 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: Poem 101 (Multas per gentes et multa per aequora vectus) Context triple: [Catullus, hasWork, Poem 101 (Multas per gentes et multa per aequora vectus)]
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Carmina (poems)
Carmina is a collection of Latin poems by Theodulf of Orléans, reflecting the intellectual and religious culture of the Carolingian Renaissance.
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Aegimius (fragmentary poem)
Aegimius is a fragmentary ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that survives only in scattered quotations and is known for its mythological and genealogical content.
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C.
Storm at Castelfranco and Other Poems
Storm at Castelfranco and Other Poems is a poetry collection by American poet and librettist Chester Kallman, reflecting his lyrical style and engagement with European themes and settings.
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D.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a didactic poem by the Roman poet Horace that offers influential guidance on the art and principles of poetic composition.
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E.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a famous 1926 lyric poem by Archibald MacLeish that meditates on the nature and purpose of poetry, encapsulated in its dictum that "a poem should not mean but be."
- 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: Poem 101 (Multas per gentes et multa per aequora vectus)
Target entity description: Poem 101 ("Multas per gentes et multa per aequora vectus") is a famous elegiac poem by the Roman poet Catullus in which he mourns his brother’s death and offers a poignant farewell at his grave.
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A.
Carmina (poems)
Carmina is a collection of Latin poems by Theodulf of Orléans, reflecting the intellectual and religious culture of the Carolingian Renaissance.
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B.
Aegimius (fragmentary poem)
Aegimius is a fragmentary ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally attributed to Hesiod, that survives only in scattered quotations and is known for its mythological and genealogical content.
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C.
Storm at Castelfranco and Other Poems
Storm at Castelfranco and Other Poems is a poetry collection by American poet and librettist Chester Kallman, reflecting his lyrical style and engagement with European themes and settings.
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D.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a didactic poem by the Roman poet Horace that offers influential guidance on the art and principles of poetic composition.
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E.
Ars Poetica
Ars Poetica is a famous 1926 lyric poem by Archibald MacLeish that meditates on the nature and purpose of poetry, encapsulated in its dictum that "a poem should not mean but be."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin poem
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funerary poem ⓘ |
| addressedTo | frater (brother) ⓘ |
| addressee | Catullus’s dead brother ⓘ |
| author | Catullus ⓘ |
| closingWord | ave atque vale ⓘ |
| collection |
Carmina of Catullus
ⓘ
linked to:
Poems of Catullus
|
| containsMotif |
address to the dead
ⓘ
journey to the grave ⓘ offering of funeral gifts ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman funerary customs ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
lamenting
ⓘ
poignant ⓘ |
| expresses |
personal sorrow
ⓘ
sense of distance and travel ⓘ |
| firstLine | Multas per gentes et multa per aequora vectus ⓘ |
| genre | elegy ⓘ |
| hasFamousLine | ave atque vale ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | short lyric ⓘ |
| literaryInfluence | later elegiac poetry ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Roman literature ⓘ |
| meter | elegiac couplets ⓘ |
| numberInCollection | 101 ⓘ |
| openingWords | Multas per gentes ⓘ |
| period |
late Roman Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Roman Republic
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| setting | brother’s grave ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | visit to brother’s tomb ⓘ |
| theme |
brotherly love
ⓘ
death ⓘ funerary ritual ⓘ grief ⓘ mourning ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| tradition | classical Latin poetry canon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Poem 101 (Multas per gentes et multa per aequora vectus)
Description of subject: Poem 101 ("Multas per gentes et multa per aequora vectus") is a famous elegiac poem by the Roman poet Catullus in which he mourns his brother’s death and offers a poignant farewell at his grave.
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