Annals
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Annals is a major historical work by the Roman historian Tacitus that chronicles the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus to the reign of Nero.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Annals canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1236888 — 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: Annals Context triple: [Tacitus, workAuthored, Annals]
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A.
Annals of the World
Annals of the World is a 17th-century chronological history of the world by Archbishop James Ussher, best known for its detailed biblical timeline that famously dates Creation to 4004 BC.
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B.
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society is a long-running scholarly journal that publishes monographic studies and research across a wide range of academic disciplines.
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C.
Argosy magazine
Argosy magazine was a long-running American pulp and men's adventure periodical known for sensational stories and features that helped popularize mysteries like the Bermuda Triangle.
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D.
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society is a long-running scholarly journal featuring research articles, historical studies, and papers presented under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society.
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E.
The Court Journal
The Court Journal was a 19th-century British periodical focused on high society, court news, and literary content, published by the prominent London publisher Henry Colburn.
- 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: Annals Target entity description: Annals is a major historical work by the Roman historian Tacitus that chronicles the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus to the reign of Nero.
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A.
Annals of the World
Annals of the World is a 17th-century chronological history of the world by Archbishop James Ussher, best known for its detailed biblical timeline that famously dates Creation to 4004 BC.
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B.
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society is a long-running scholarly journal that publishes monographic studies and research across a wide range of academic disciplines.
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C.
Argosy magazine
Argosy magazine was a long-running American pulp and men's adventure periodical known for sensational stories and features that helped popularize mysteries like the Bermuda Triangle.
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D.
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society is a long-running scholarly journal featuring research articles, historical studies, and papers presented under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society.
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E.
The Court Journal
The Court Journal was a 19th-century British periodical focused on high society, court news, and literary content, published by the prominent London publisher Henry Colburn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin literary work
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ancient Roman historiography ⓘ history book ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ab excessu divi Augusti ⓘ |
| author | Tacitus ⓘ |
| chroniclesReignOf |
Caligula
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Claudius ⓘ Nero ⓘ Tiberius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| coversPeriodEnd | reign of Nero ⓘ |
| coversPeriodStart | death of Augustus ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Senate–emperor relations
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court politics ⓘ succession crises ⓘ |
| followsWork | Histories ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
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political history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book 1
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Book 11 ⓘ Book 12 ⓘ Book 13 ⓘ Book 14 ⓘ Book 15 ⓘ Book 16 ⓘ Book 2 ⓘ Book 3 ⓘ Book 4 ⓘ Book 5 ⓘ Book 6 ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Roman historians
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modern historiography of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
concise
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dramatic ⓘ moralizing ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
account of the Great Fire of Rome
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analysis of imperial power ⓘ early references to Christians ⓘ portrayal of Tiberius ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Tacitus’s historical works ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Julio-Claudian dynasty ⓘ |
| survivingBooks |
Books 11–16
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Books 1–4 ⓘ part of Book 5 ⓘ part of Book 6 ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | early 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| workStatus | partially lost ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Annals Description of subject: Annals is a major historical work by the Roman historian Tacitus that chronicles the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus to the reign of Nero.
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