gens Licinia
E766692
ancient Roman consul
ancient Roman general
ancient Roman gens
ancient Roman historian
ancient Roman orator
ancient Roman politician
ancient Roman pontifex maximus
The gens Licinia was a prominent plebeian family in ancient Rome that produced numerous influential politicians, generals, and magistrates throughout the Republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| gens Licinia canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8924785 — 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: gens Licinia Context triple: [Mucia Tertia, relatedFamily, gens Licinia]
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A.
Latinus
Latinus is a figure from Greek and Roman mythology, often depicted as a king in Italy associated with the early legends surrounding the founding of Rome.
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B.
Octavii Ligures
The Octavii Ligures were a lesser-known branch of the ancient Roman Octavia family, likely associated with Ligurian origins or connections.
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C.
gens Domitia
Gens Domitia was an ancient Roman plebeian family that produced several prominent politicians and military leaders during the Republic and early Empire.
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D.
Les Drus
Les Drus is a striking, needle-like granite peak in the French Alps, renowned among mountaineers for its steep faces and challenging climbing routes.
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E.
Incilius
Incilius is a genus of true toads native mainly to the Americas, including species such as the Sonoran Desert toad.
- 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: gens Licinia Target entity description: The gens Licinia was a prominent plebeian family in ancient Rome that produced numerous influential politicians, generals, and magistrates throughout the Republic.
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A.
Latinus
Latinus is a figure from Greek and Roman mythology, often depicted as a king in Italy associated with the early legends surrounding the founding of Rome.
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B.
Octavii Ligures
The Octavii Ligures were a lesser-known branch of the ancient Roman Octavia family, likely associated with Ligurian origins or connections.
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C.
gens Domitia
Gens Domitia was an ancient Roman plebeian family that produced several prominent politicians and military leaders during the Republic and early Empire.
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D.
Les Drus
Les Drus is a striking, needle-like granite peak in the French Alps, renowned among mountaineers for its steep faces and challenging climbing routes.
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E.
Incilius
Incilius is a genus of true toads native mainly to the Americas, including species such as the Sonoran Desert toad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman consul
ⓘ
ancient Roman general ⓘ ancient Roman gens ⓘ ancient Roman historian ⓘ ancient Roman orator ⓘ ancient Roman politician ⓘ ancient Roman pontifex maximus ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Romans ⓘ |
| family |
gens Licinia
ⓘ
gens Licinia ⓘ gens Licinia ⓘ gens Licinia ⓘ gens Licinia ⓘ gens Licinia ⓘ |
| floruit |
1st century BC
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2nd century BC ⓘ 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| hadCognomen |
Crassus
ⓘ
linked to:
Marcus Licinius Crassus
Macer ⓘ Stolo ⓘ Varus ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Licinius ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
consul of the Roman Republic
ⓘ
consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ tribune of the plebs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Licinian–Sextian laws
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linked to:
Licinian–Sextian reforms
|
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf | First Triumvirate ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Gaius Licinius Stolo
ⓘ
Licinius Macer ⓘ Lucius Licinius Crassus ⓘ Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ Publius Licinius Crassus (consul 171 BC) ⓘ Publius Licinius Crassus Dives Mucianus ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | popularis (for some members) ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence | significant in late Roman Republic politics ⓘ |
| praenomenUsed |
Gaius
ⓘ
Lucius ⓘ Marcus ⓘ Publius ⓘ Sextus ⓘ |
| producedOfficeHolders |
Roman generals
ⓘ
censors of the Roman Republic ⓘ consuls of the Roman Republic ⓘ magistrates of the Roman Republic ⓘ praetors of the Roman Republic ⓘ tribunes of the plebs ⓘ |
| socialClass | plebeian ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Republic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: gens Licinia Description of subject: The gens Licinia was a prominent plebeian family in ancient Rome that produced numerous influential politicians, generals, and magistrates throughout the Republic.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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