Publius Cornelius Scipio
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Publius Cornelius Scipio was a Roman statesman and member of the prominent patrician Scipio branch of the gens Cornelia during the Roman Republic.
All labels observed (3)
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| Publius Cornelius Scipio canonical | 5 |
| Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Numantinus | 2 |
| Publius Cornelius Scipio (father of Scipio Africanus) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10154578 — 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: Publius Cornelius Scipio Context triple: [Pomponia, spouse, Publius Cornelius Scipio]
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Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina was a Roman consul and naval commander of the early First Punic War, remembered for suffering one of Rome’s first major naval defeats.
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Scipio
Scipio is a small rural town in central Utah known for its agricultural setting and proximity to Interstate 15.
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Scipio
Scipio is the cognomen of a prominent branch of the ancient Roman Cornelii family, most famously borne by the general Scipio Africanus who defeated Hannibal in the Second Punic War.
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Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus was a Roman general and statesman best known for his victory over the Seleucid king Antiochus III at the Battle of Magnesia, which earned him his cognomen "Asiaticus."
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Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Hispallus
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Hispallus was a Roman statesman and general of the prominent patrician Cornelii Scipiones family during the middle Roman Republic.
- 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: Publius Cornelius Scipio Target entity description: Publius Cornelius Scipio was a Roman statesman and member of the prominent patrician Scipio branch of the gens Cornelia during the Roman Republic.
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A.
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina was a Roman consul and naval commander of the early First Punic War, remembered for suffering one of Rome’s first major naval defeats.
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B.
Scipio
Scipio is a small rural town in central Utah known for its agricultural setting and proximity to Interstate 15.
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Scipio
Scipio is the cognomen of a prominent branch of the ancient Roman Cornelii family, most famously borne by the general Scipio Africanus who defeated Hannibal in the Second Punic War.
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Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus
Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus was a Roman general and statesman best known for his victory over the Seleucid king Antiochus III at the Battle of Magnesia, which earned him his cognomen "Asiaticus."
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E.
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Hispallus
Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Hispallus was a Roman statesman and general of the prominent patrician Cornelii Scipiones family during the middle Roman Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
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
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Input
Subject: Publius Cornelius Scipio Description of subject: Publius Cornelius Scipio was a Roman statesman and member of the prominent patrician Scipio branch of the gens Cornelia during the Roman Republic.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Sieges of the Second Punic War
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Publius Cornelius Scipio (father of Scipio Africanus)
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