Divus Augustus
E1028188
Divus Augustus is the biography of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, included in Suetonius’ collection of imperial lives, De vita Caesarum.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Divus Augustus canonical | 4 |
| Imperator Caesar Divi Filius Augustus | 3 |
| deified Augustus | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13062072 — 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: Divus Augustus Context triple: [De vita Caesarum, hasPart, Divus Augustus]
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A.
Divus Iulius
Divus Iulius is the deified form of Julius Caesar, worshipped as a Roman god following his assassination and subsequent state-sanctioned apotheosis.
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B.
Augusteus
Augusteus was a prominent ceremonial hall within Constantinople’s Great Palace complex, used for imperial receptions and official state functions in the Byzantine Empire.
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C.
Augustus
Augustus was a 16th-century Elector of Saxony known for his role in consolidating Lutheranism and strengthening the administrative and economic foundations of his territory within the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
Augustus
Augustus is a strategic board game in which players deploy legionnaire tokens to complete objective cards and earn victory points.
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E.
Augustus
Augustus is a common surname of Latin origin, historically associated with Roman emperors and later adopted by various individuals and families worldwide.
- 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: Divus Augustus Target entity description: Divus Augustus is the biography of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, included in Suetonius’ collection of imperial lives, De vita Caesarum.
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A.
Divus Iulius
Divus Iulius is the deified form of Julius Caesar, worshipped as a Roman god following his assassination and subsequent state-sanctioned apotheosis.
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B.
Augusteus
Augusteus was a prominent ceremonial hall within Constantinople’s Great Palace complex, used for imperial receptions and official state functions in the Byzantine Empire.
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C.
Augustus
Augustus was a 16th-century Elector of Saxony known for his role in consolidating Lutheranism and strengthening the administrative and economic foundations of his territory within the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
Augustus
Augustus is a strategic board game in which players deploy legionnaire tokens to complete objective cards and earn victory points.
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E.
Augustus
Augustus is a common surname of Latin origin, historically associated with Roman emperors and later adopted by various individuals and families worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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ancient Roman biography ⓘ biographical work ⓘ |
| author | Suetonius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| depicts |
character and virtues of Augustus
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death of Augustus ⓘ deification of Augustus ⓘ family background of Augustus ⓘ life of Augustus ⓘ military achievements of Augustus ⓘ personal habits of Augustus ⓘ political career of Augustus ⓘ public policies of Augustus ⓘ reign of Augustus ⓘ religious policies of Augustus ⓘ vices and criticisms of Augustus ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Augustus’ building programs
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Augustus’ constitutional settlements ⓘ Augustus’ family and succession plans ⓘ Augustus’ military campaigns ⓘ Augustus’ moral legislation ⓘ Augustus’ personal appearance and health ⓘ Augustus’ sayings and anecdotes ⓘ omens and portents related to Augustus ⓘ |
| followsInSeries | Divus Iulius ⓘ |
| genre | biography ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
Principate of Augustus
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linked to:
Principate
transition from Roman Republic to Roman Empire ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Lives of the Caesars
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linked to:
De vita Caesarum
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| influenced | later biographical writing on Roman emperors ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Augustus ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Divus Augustus ⓘ |
| partOf | De vita Caesarum ⓘ |
| positionInSeries |
second life in De vita Caesarum
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linked to:
De vita Caesarum
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| precedesInSeries |
Tiberius (Suetonius)
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linked to:
Tiberius
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| preservationStatus | survives complete ⓘ |
| sourceType | literary historical source on Augustus ⓘ |
| structure |
partly chronological
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topical ⓘ |
| subject | Augustus ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | early 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| tradition | Roman imperial biography ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | modern historians of the early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| writtenDuringReignOf | Hadrian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Divus Augustus Description of subject: Divus Augustus is the biography of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, included in Suetonius’ collection of imperial lives, De vita Caesarum.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Octavii Thurinī
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