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publican

occupation in antiquity
Intangible historical_profession Q285101
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publican

Summary

publican is a historical profession[1]. publican has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • publican is in the country of Ancient Rome[3].
  • publican's instance of is recorded as historical profession[4].
  • publican's instance of is recorded as position[5].
  • publican is a type of tax collector[6].
  • publican's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Publicani[7].
  • publican's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Ancient Rome[8].
  • publican's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • publican's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10].
  • publican's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].
  • publican's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • publican's different from is recorded as publican[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include historical profession[4] and position[5]. publican is a type of tax collector[6].

Why It Matters

publican has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] publican is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Matthew the Apostle Zacchaeus

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +1
    Applies to jurisdiction → Ancient Rome
    Subclass of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 5427, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107287482|publicani (#107287482)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictiona"
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