Historia Augusta
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The Historia Augusta is a late Roman collection of imperial biographies, notable for its mix of historical fact and fictionalized material about emperors and usurpers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Historia Augusta canonical | 11 |
| Historia Augusta (uncertain reliability) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2626210 — 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.
Target entity: Historia Augusta Context triple: [Commodus, depictedIn, Historia Augusta]
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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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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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The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius
The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius is a 19th-century painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the Roman emperor neglecting affairs of state while feeding his pet birds.
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Ammianus Marcellinus
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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Zosimus' "New History"
Zosimus' "New History" is a late antique Greek historical work that offers a pagan, critical account of the Roman Empire’s decline, including a detailed narrative of the Sack of Rome in 410.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Historia Augusta Target entity description: The Historia Augusta is a late Roman collection of imperial biographies, notable for its mix of historical fact and fictionalized material about emperors and usurpers.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius
The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius is a 19th-century painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the Roman emperor neglecting affairs of state while feeding his pet birds.
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D.
Ammianus Marcellinus
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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E.
Zosimus' "New History"
Zosimus' "New History" is a late antique Greek historical work that offers a pagan, critical account of the Roman Empire’s decline, including a detailed narrative of the Sack of Rome in 410.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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ancient Roman biographical work ⓘ collection of imperial biographies ⓘ |
| actualAuthorship | probably single late antique author (hypothesis) ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition |
late 3rd to early 4th century (disputed)
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late 4th century ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor |
Aelius Lampridius
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Aelius Spartianus ⓘ Flavius Vopiscus Syracusius ⓘ Julius Capitolinus ⓘ Trebellius Pollio ⓘ Vulcacius Gallicanus ⓘ |
| authorship | pseudonymous ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| coversPeriod |
covers emperors up to Carinus and Numerian
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reign of Antoninus Pius ⓘ reign of Caracalla ⓘ reign of Commodus ⓘ reign of Elagabalus ⓘ reign of Hadrian ⓘ reign of Marcus Aurelius ⓘ reign of Septimius Severus ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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historiography ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptTradition | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Vita Alexandri Severi
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Vita Antonini Pii ⓘ Vita Aureliani ⓘ Vita Caracallae ⓘ Vita Carini et Numeriani ⓘ Vita Commodi ⓘ Vita Hadriani ⓘ Vita Heliogabali ⓘ Vita Marci Antonini Philosophi ⓘ Vita Probi ⓘ Vita Severi ⓘ Vita Veri ⓘ biographies of the so‑called "good emperors" ⓘ biographies of usurpers and minor emperors ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman emperors
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Roman usurpers ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
contains anachronisms
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contains invented documents and speeches ⓘ mixes historical fact with fictional material ⓘ unreliable as a historical source for many details ⓘ |
| numberOfAttributedAuthors | 6 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Latin philology
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ancient history ⓘ classics ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Augustan History ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | later historians of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
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Subject: Historia Augusta Description of subject: The Historia Augusta is a late Roman collection of imperial biographies, notable for its mix of historical fact and fictionalized material about emperors and usurpers.
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