Ammianus Marcellinus
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Ammianus Marcellinus was a 4th-century Roman historian and former soldier whose surviving work, the *Res Gestae*, is a major source for the history of the late Roman Empire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ammianus Marcellinus canonical | 31 |
| Ammianus Marcellinus (as a primary narrative source for the campaign) | 1 |
| Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2001854 — 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: Ammianus Marcellinus Context triple: [Alans, mentionedBy, Ammianus Marcellinus]
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Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome from its legendary origins through the early 3rd century CE.
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B.
Tacitus
Tacitus was a prominent Roman historian and senator best known for his detailed and critical accounts of the early Roman Empire, including references to figures such as Pontius Pilate and early Christians.
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C.
Suetonius
Suetonius was a Roman historian and biographer best known for his work "The Twelve Caesars," which provides detailed accounts of the lives of Rome’s early emperors.
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D.
Lactantius
Lactantius was an early 4th-century Christian author and apologist, best known for his work "Divine Institutes" and for serving as an advisor and tutor in the court of Emperor Constantine.
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E.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Dionysius of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian and rhetorician of the 1st century BC, best known for his work "Roman Antiquities," which offers a detailed account of early Roman history and institutions.
- 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: Ammianus Marcellinus Target entity description: Ammianus Marcellinus was a 4th-century Roman historian and former soldier whose surviving work, the *Res Gestae*, is a major source for the history of the late Roman Empire.
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A.
Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome from its legendary origins through the early 3rd century CE.
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B.
Tacitus
Tacitus was a prominent Roman historian and senator best known for his detailed and critical accounts of the early Roman Empire, including references to figures such as Pontius Pilate and early Christians.
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C.
Suetonius
Suetonius was a Roman historian and biographer best known for his work "The Twelve Caesars," which provides detailed accounts of the lives of Rome’s early emperors.
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D.
Lactantius
Lactantius was an early 4th-century Christian author and apologist, best known for his work "Divine Institutes" and for serving as an advisor and tutor in the court of Emperor Constantine.
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E.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Dionysius of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian and rhetorician of the 1st century BC, best known for his work "Roman Antiquities," which offers a detailed account of early Roman history and institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose writer
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Roman historian ⓘ historian ⓘ late Roman historian ⓘ person ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| approximateBirthDate | c. 330 ⓘ |
| approximateDeathDate | after 391 ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardChristianity | generally tolerant ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Antioch or its vicinity (uncertain) ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| criticized |
corruption in the imperial administration
ⓘ
moral decline of Roman elites ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Rome (uncertain but traditionally assumed)
ⓘ
linked to:
Rome
|
| describedAs | last great historian of antiquity ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Roman history
ⓘ
military history ⓘ |
| genre |
historical narrative
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | major source for late Roman history ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Tacitus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical portrayal of Roman society and administration
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detailed account of the Battle of Adrianople ⓘ eyewitness descriptions of military campaigns ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| notableWork | Res Gestae ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Roman–Persian Wars ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Antioch
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| praised |
emperor Julian
ⓘ
linked to:
Julian the Apostate
|
| religiousBackground | pagan ⓘ |
| servedIn | Roman army ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Constantius II
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Ursicinus ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
history of late antiquity
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history of the 4th-century Roman Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century
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late Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Late Antiquity
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| workCoverageEndYear | 378 ⓘ |
| workCoverageStartYear | 96 ⓘ |
| workSurvivingBooks | Books 14–31 of Res Gestae ⓘ |
| workSurvivingCoverage | 353–378 ⓘ |
| writingStyle | Tacitean tradition ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
late Roman Empire
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linked to:
Late Antiquity
reign of Constantius II ⓘ reign of Julian the Apostate ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ammianus Marcellinus Description of subject: Ammianus Marcellinus was a 4th-century Roman historian and former soldier whose surviving work, the *Res Gestae*, is a major source for the history of the late Roman Empire.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Battle of Adrianople in 378
linked to: Ammianus Marcellinus
linked to: Ammianus Marcellinus
subject linked to:
Alan