Works of Tacitus
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The Works of Tacitus are the surviving writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, including major histories and ethnographies that are key sources for understanding the Roman Empire and its governance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tacitus’ historical corpus | 1 |
| Tacitus’ historical works | 1 |
| Works of Tacitus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17488055 — 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: Works of Tacitus Context triple: [Great Books of the Western World, hasPart, Works of Tacitus]
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A.
Tacitus’ Histories
Tacitus’ Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by the senator and historian Tacitus, covering the turbulent events of the Roman Empire in the late first century CE.
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B.
Annals by Tacitus
*Annals* by Tacitus is a major work of Roman historiography that chronicles the early Roman Empire, particularly the reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero, with a critical and often dramatic narrative style.
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C.
Tacitus' Agricola
Tacitus' Agricola is a classical Latin biography and historical work by the Roman historian Tacitus that recounts the life and military campaigns of his father-in-law Gnaeus Julius Agricola, particularly in Britain.
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D.
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
Cassius Dio’s Roman History is a multi-volume work by the Roman senator and historian Cassius Dio that chronicles the history of Rome from its legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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E.
Sallust's Histories
Sallust's Histories is a fragmentary work of Roman historiography by Sallust that covers events of the late Roman Republic, including conflicts such as the Sertorian Wars.
- 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: Works of Tacitus Target entity description: The Works of Tacitus are the surviving writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, including major histories and ethnographies that are key sources for understanding the Roman Empire and its governance.
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A.
Tacitus’ Histories
Tacitus’ Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by the senator and historian Tacitus, covering the turbulent events of the Roman Empire in the late first century CE.
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B.
Annals by Tacitus
*Annals* by Tacitus is a major work of Roman historiography that chronicles the early Roman Empire, particularly the reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero, with a critical and often dramatic narrative style.
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C.
Tacitus' Agricola
Tacitus' Agricola is a classical Latin biography and historical work by the Roman historian Tacitus that recounts the life and military campaigns of his father-in-law Gnaeus Julius Agricola, particularly in Britain.
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D.
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
Cassius Dio’s Roman History is a multi-volume work by the Roman senator and historian Cassius Dio that chronicles the history of Rome from its legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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E.
Sallust's Histories
Sallust's Histories is a fragmentary work of Roman historiography by Sallust that covers events of the late Roman Republic, including conflicts such as the Sertorian Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Great Books of the Western World series
linked to: Works of Tacitus
linked to: Works of Tacitus