Roman historiography
C13617
concept
Roman historiography is the body of historical writing produced in ancient Rome that blends factual record, rhetorical craft, and moral or political interpretation to narrate Rome’s past and shape its collective identity.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman historiography canonical | 6 |
| ancient Roman historiography | 4 |
| ancient Roman historical work | 2 |
| Roman historical epitome | 1 |
| Roman historical text | 1 |
| Roman historical work | 1 |
| Roman historiographical work | 1 |
| ancient Roman history | 1 |
| work of Roman historiography | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: Roman historiography
Generated description
Roman historiography is the body of historical writing produced in ancient Rome that blends factual record, rhetorical craft, and moral or political interpretation to narrate Rome’s past and shape its collective identity.
Instances (18)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Annals | ancient Roman historiography |
| Histories | work of Roman historiography |
| Herodian's History of the Roman Empire | — |
| Cassius Dio’s Roman History | ancient Roman historiography |
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Annals by Tacitus
surface form:
Annals
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| Historia Romana | ancient Roman historiography |
| Histories | Roman historical work |
| Tacitus' Agricola | ancient Roman historical work |
| Tacitus’ Histories | Roman historiographical work |
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Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita
surface form:
Ab Urbe Condita
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| Periochae | ancient Roman historical work |
| Sallust's Bellum Catilinae | ancient Roman historiography |
| Liber annalis | Roman historical text |
| Florus’s Epitome of Roman History | Roman historical epitome |
| Historia Romana | ancient Roman history |
| Res Gestae | — |
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The Jugurthine War by Sallust
surface form:
The Jugurthine War
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— |
| Historiae Romanae | — |