Silver Age of Latin literature
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The Silver Age of Latin literature was a period of the early Roman Empire marked by highly rhetorical, stylistically elaborate Latin prose and poetry produced by authors such as Tacitus, Seneca, and Juvenal.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Silver Age of Latin literature canonical | 21 |
| Augustan poetry | 1 |
| Roman literature | 1 |
| Silver Age Latin literature | 1 |
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Target entity: Silver Age of Latin literature Context triple: [Tacitus, era, Silver Age of Latin literature]
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Augustan age
The Augustan age was a golden era of Roman literature and culture under Emperor Augustus, marked by political consolidation, artistic flourishing, and the works of major poets such as Virgil, Horace, and Ovid.
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Augustan literature
Augustan literature is a period of early 18th-century British writing characterized by satirical, neoclassical works that emphasized reason, order, and social commentary.
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Golden Age
The Golden Age is a mythological era of primordial peace, prosperity, and harmony, often associated with the early rule of the Titans before human decline through subsequent ages.
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Renaissance Latin
Renaissance Latin is the form of Latin revived and used by European scholars, writers, and humanists during the Renaissance, characterized by a return to classical models and extensive use in literature, science, and scholarship.
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Roman Antiquity
Roman Antiquity refers to the historical period of ancient Rome, spanning from the founding of the city through the Roman Republic and Empire until the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Silver Age of Latin literature Target entity description: The Silver Age of Latin literature was a period of the early Roman Empire marked by highly rhetorical, stylistically elaborate Latin prose and poetry produced by authors such as Tacitus, Seneca, and Juvenal.
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A.
Augustan age
The Augustan age was a golden era of Roman literature and culture under Emperor Augustus, marked by political consolidation, artistic flourishing, and the works of major poets such as Virgil, Horace, and Ovid.
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B.
Augustan literature
Augustan literature is a period of early 18th-century British writing characterized by satirical, neoclassical works that emphasized reason, order, and social commentary.
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C.
Golden Age
The Golden Age is a mythological era of primordial peace, prosperity, and harmony, often associated with the early rule of the Titans before human decline through subsequent ages.
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D.
Renaissance Latin
Renaissance Latin is the form of Latin revived and used by European scholars, writers, and humanists during the Renaissance, characterized by a return to classical models and extensive use in literature, science, and scholarship.
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E.
Roman Antiquity
Roman Antiquity refers to the historical period of ancient Rome, spanning from the founding of the city through the Roman Republic and Empire until the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary era
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period of Latin literature ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
declamatory rhetoric
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highly rhetorical style ⓘ moral and philosophical themes ⓘ ornate prose ⓘ satirical tone ⓘ stylistic elaboration ⓘ |
| chronologicallyOverlaps |
Flavian dynasty
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reign of Domitian ⓘ reign of Nero ⓘ |
| endTime | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| follows |
Augustan age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Latin literature
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| hasGenre |
epigram
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historiography ⓘ poetry ⓘ prose ⓘ rhetorical declamation ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasNotableAuthor |
Frontinus
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Juvenal ⓘ Lucan ⓘ Martial ⓘ Persius ⓘ Petronius ⓘ Pliny the Elder ⓘ Pliny the Younger ⓘ Quintilian ⓘ Seneca the Younger ⓘ Silius Italicus ⓘ Statius ⓘ Suetonius ⓘ Tacitus ⓘ Valerius Flaccus ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
Annals
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De vita Caesarum ⓘ Dialogus de oratoribus ⓘ Epigrams (Martial) ⓘ Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium ⓘ
surface form:
Epistulae morales ad Lucilium
Histories ⓘ Institutio oratoria ⓘ Medea ⓘ Lucan’s Pharsalia ⓘ
surface form:
Pharsalia
Juvenal ⓘ
surface form:
Satires (Juvenal)
Satyricon ⓘ Silvae ⓘ Thebaid ⓘ Thyestes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
imperial politics
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moral corruption ⓘ philosophical reflection ⓘ social criticism ⓘ tyranny and freedom ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance humanism
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surface form:
Renaissance humanists
later Latin literature ⓘ medieval Latin writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Roman rhetorical education
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Stoic philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Latin literature ⓘ |
| startTime | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
classical philology
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literary history ⓘ |
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Referenced by (24)
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