Gaius Flavius Fimbria
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Gaius Flavius Fimbria was a Roman commander and politician of the late Republic known for his aggressive conduct and mutinous army during the First Mithridatic War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gaius Flavius Fimbria canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10163070 — 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: Gaius Flavius Fimbria Context triple: [First Mithridatic War, commandedBy, Gaius Flavius Fimbria]
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Marcus Fulvius Bambalio
Marcus Fulvius Bambalio was a Roman nobleman of the late Republic, chiefly known as the maternal grandfather of Marcus Antonius Antyllus and thus an ancestor of Mark Antony’s line.
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Marcus Fulvius Nobilior
Marcus Fulvius Nobilior was a prominent Roman statesman and general of the 2nd century BC, noted for his military campaigns and for sponsoring significant public building projects in Rome.
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C.
Lucius Scribonius Libo
Lucius Scribonius Libo was a Roman senator and statesman of the late Republic, known for his political alliances with figures such as Pompey and for his involvement in the turbulent civil conflicts of the era.
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D.
Lucius Fabricius
Lucius Fabricius was a Roman official of the late Republic best known for commissioning the ancient stone bridge Ponte Fabricio over the Tiber River in Rome.
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E.
Sicinius Velutus
Sicinius Velutus is a tribune of the people and a key political antagonist to the title character in William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Coriolanus."
- 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: Gaius Flavius Fimbria Target entity description: Gaius Flavius Fimbria was a Roman commander and politician of the late Republic known for his aggressive conduct and mutinous army during the First Mithridatic War.
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A.
Marcus Fulvius Bambalio
Marcus Fulvius Bambalio was a Roman nobleman of the late Republic, chiefly known as the maternal grandfather of Marcus Antonius Antyllus and thus an ancestor of Mark Antony’s line.
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B.
Marcus Fulvius Nobilior
Marcus Fulvius Nobilior was a prominent Roman statesman and general of the 2nd century BC, noted for his military campaigns and for sponsoring significant public building projects in Rome.
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C.
Lucius Scribonius Libo
Lucius Scribonius Libo was a Roman senator and statesman of the late Republic, known for his political alliances with figures such as Pompey and for his involvement in the turbulent civil conflicts of the era.
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D.
Lucius Fabricius
Lucius Fabricius was a Roman official of the late Republic best known for commissioning the ancient stone bridge Ponte Fabricio over the Tiber River in Rome.
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E.
Sicinius Velutus
Sicinius Velutus is a tribune of the people and a key political antagonist to the title character in William Shakespeare’s tragedy "Coriolanus."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman general
ⓘ
ancient Roman politician ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | Marian faction ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
ruthless
ⓘ
violent ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| conflict |
Mithridates VI of Pontus
ⓘ
linked to:
Mithridates VI Eupator
|
| conflictWith | Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ |
| countryOfService | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| deathCause | suicide ⓘ |
| deathCircumstances | killed himself after being abandoned by his troops ⓘ |
| describedIn |
works of Appian
ⓘ
works of Plutarch ⓘ works of Velleius Paterculus ⓘ
linked to:
Velleius Paterculus’ histories
|
| enemy |
Mithridates VI of Pontus
ⓘ
linked to:
Mithridates VI Eupator
|
| era | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| familyName | Fimbria ⓘ |
| foughtIn | Asia Minor ⓘ |
| government | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | notorious for cruelty and indiscipline in his army ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive military conduct
ⓘ
campaigns in Asia Minor ⓘ commanding a mutinous army ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
gens Flavia
ⓘ
linked to:
Flavia
|
| militaryRank | legate ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Roman province of Asia ⓘ |
| militaryUnitCommanded | Roman legions in Asia ⓘ |
| nomen | Flavius ⓘ |
| notableAction |
continued war against Mithridates VI despite peace negotiations by Sulla
ⓘ
seized command of an army in Asia after a mutiny against its previous commander ⓘ |
| notableFor | defying Sulla’s peace with Mithridates ⓘ |
| occupation |
military commander
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Lucius Cornelius Sulla ⓘ |
| participatedIn | First Mithridatic War ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | popularis ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Roman senator
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commander in the First Mithridatic War ⓘ legate ⓘ |
| praenomen | Gaius ⓘ |
| socialClass | senatorial class ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
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Subject: Gaius Flavius Fimbria Description of subject: Gaius Flavius Fimbria was a Roman commander and politician of the late Republic known for his aggressive conduct and mutinous army during the First Mithridatic War.
Referenced by (5)
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