Lives of the Ten Orators
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Lives of the Ten Orators is a biographical work traditionally attributed to Plutarch that sketches the lives and characters of ten prominent Attic orators of classical Greece.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Canon of the Ten Attic Orators | 1 |
| Lives of the Ten Orators canonical | 1 |
| Ten Attic orators | 1 |
| The Athenian Orators | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14300329 — 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: Lives of the Ten Orators Context triple: [Moralia, hasPart, Lives of the Ten Orators]
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A.
On the Ancient Orators
On the Ancient Orators is a critical rhetorical treatise by Dionysius of Halicarnassus analyzing and evaluating the style and techniques of classical Greek orators.
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B.
Institutio oratoria
Institutio oratoria is a comprehensive twelve-book treatise on rhetoric and education written by the Roman orator Quintilian, serving as one of the most influential works on classical rhetorical theory and pedagogy.
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C.
De oratore, Book I
De oratore, Book I is the first book of Cicero’s dialogue on rhetoric, presenting foundational discussions on the ideal orator and the nature of eloquence in Roman public life.
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D.
Discourses on Livy
Discourses on Livy is a political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli that analyzes the history of the Roman Republic to explore the principles of republican government and civic virtue.
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E.
Cicero’s Philippics
Cicero’s Philippics are a series of speeches by the Roman orator Cicero vehemently denouncing Mark Antony and urging the Senate to defend the Republic after Julius Caesar’s assassination.
- 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: Lives of the Ten Orators Target entity description: Lives of the Ten Orators is a biographical work traditionally attributed to Plutarch that sketches the lives and characters of ten prominent Attic orators of classical Greece.
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A.
On the Ancient Orators
On the Ancient Orators is a critical rhetorical treatise by Dionysius of Halicarnassus analyzing and evaluating the style and techniques of classical Greek orators.
-
B.
Institutio oratoria
Institutio oratoria is a comprehensive twelve-book treatise on rhetoric and education written by the Roman orator Quintilian, serving as one of the most influential works on classical rhetorical theory and pedagogy.
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C.
De oratore, Book I
De oratore, Book I is the first book of Cicero’s dialogue on rhetoric, presenting foundational discussions on the ideal orator and the nature of eloquence in Roman public life.
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D.
Discourses on Livy
Discourses on Livy is a political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli that analyzes the history of the Roman Republic to explore the principles of republican government and civic virtue.
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E.
Cicero’s Philippics
Cicero’s Philippics are a series of speeches by the Roman orator Cicero vehemently denouncing Mark Antony and urging the Senate to defend the Republic after Julius Caesar’s assassination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lives of the Ten Orators
linked to: Lives of the Ten Orators