Cato Major
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Latin prose writer
Roman Republican politician
Roman censor
Roman consul
Roman moralist
Roman orator
Roman statesman
historical figure
Cato Major, better known as Cato the Elder, was a Roman statesman, orator, and moralist famed for his staunch traditionalism and opposition to Hellenistic influence in Rome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cato Major canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10495526 — 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: Cato Major Context triple: [Cato the Elder, alsoKnownAs, Cato Major]
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A.
Incilius
Incilius is a genus of true toads native mainly to the Americas, including species such as the Sonoran Desert toad.
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B.
Celestius
Celestius was a 5th-century Christian theologian and associate of Pelagius, known for advocating Pelagian doctrines on free will and original sin that were later condemned as heretical by the early Church.
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C.
Cocceius
Cocceius is the family name of the Roman imperial dynasty to which the emperor Nerva belonged.
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D.
Stratius
Stratius is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the sons of Nestor, the wise king of Pylos.
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E.
Aretus
Aretus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the sons of the wise Pylian king Nestor.
- 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: Cato Major Target entity description: Cato Major, better known as Cato the Elder, was a Roman statesman, orator, and moralist famed for his staunch traditionalism and opposition to Hellenistic influence in Rome.
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A.
Incilius
Incilius is a genus of true toads native mainly to the Americas, including species such as the Sonoran Desert toad.
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B.
Celestius
Celestius was a 5th-century Christian theologian and associate of Pelagius, known for advocating Pelagian doctrines on free will and original sin that were later condemned as heretical by the early Church.
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C.
Cocceius
Cocceius is the family name of the Roman imperial dynasty to which the emperor Nerva belonged.
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D.
Stratius
Stratius is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the sons of Nestor, the wise king of Pylos.
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E.
Aretus
Aretus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the sons of the wise Pylian king Nestor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose writer
ⓘ
Roman Republican politician ⓘ Roman censor ⓘ Roman consul ⓘ Roman moralist ⓘ Roman orator ⓘ Roman statesman ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| advocated | strict Roman moral values ⓘ |
| censorshipYear | 184 BC ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| consulYear | 195 BC ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 234 BC ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 149 BC ⓘ |
| era | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| famousExpression | Carthago delenda est ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agriculture
ⓘ
history ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| hasCognomen |
Cato Maior
ⓘ
linked to:
Cato the Elder
Cato Major ⓘ Cato the Censor ⓘ
linked to:
Cato the Elder
Cato the Wise ⓘ
linked to:
Cato the Elder
|
| hasLatinName |
Marcus Porcius Cato
ⓘ
linked to:
Cato the Elder
|
| heldOffice |
censor of the Roman Republic
ⓘ
consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ending speeches with a call for Carthage’s destruction
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opposition to Hellenistic influence in Rome ⓘ staunch traditionalism ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Second Punic War ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De agri cultura
ⓘ
Origines ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
ⓘ
moralist ⓘ orator ⓘ soldier ⓘ statesman ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| opposed |
Greek cultural influence
ⓘ
luxury and moral corruption ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Latium
ⓘ
Tusculum ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rome ⓘ |
| politicalFaction | optimates ⓘ |
| relationshipToCatoTheYounger | great-grandfather ⓘ |
| relative | Cato the Younger ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy | destruction of Carthage ⓘ |
| wroteWork |
De agri cultura
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Origines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cato Major Description of subject: Cato Major, better known as Cato the Elder, was a Roman statesman, orator, and moralist famed for his staunch traditionalism and opposition to Hellenistic influence in Rome.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Cato Major