Brut chronicles
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The Brut chronicles are a group of medieval historical narratives, originating in Anglo-Norman and later translated into other vernaculars, that recount the legendary and early history of Britain from its supposed Trojan origins onward.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brut chronicles canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Brut chronicles Context triple: [Anglo-Norman Brut, associatedWith, Brut chronicles]
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Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita
Livy’s *Ab Urbe Condita* is a monumental multi-volume history of Rome written in Latin, tracing the city’s legendary founding through the early empire and shaping later European views of Roman history and virtue.
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Gallic Wars
The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns led by Julius Caesar in the 1st century BCE that resulted in the Roman conquest of Gaul and greatly increased Caesar’s power and fame.
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Historia Augusta
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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Lucan’s Pharsalia
Lucan’s Pharsalia is a 1st-century AD Roman epic poem by Marcus Annaeus Lucanus that dramatically recounts the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great.
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Discourses on Livy
Discourses on Livy is a political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli that analyzes the history of the Roman Republic to explore the principles of republican government and civic virtue.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Brut chronicles Target entity description: The Brut chronicles are a group of medieval historical narratives, originating in Anglo-Norman and later translated into other vernaculars, that recount the legendary and early history of Britain from its supposed Trojan origins onward.
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A.
Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita
Livy’s *Ab Urbe Condita* is a monumental multi-volume history of Rome written in Latin, tracing the city’s legendary founding through the early empire and shaping later European views of Roman history and virtue.
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B.
Gallic Wars
The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns led by Julius Caesar in the 1st century BCE that resulted in the Roman conquest of Gaul and greatly increased Caesar’s power and fame.
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C.
Historia Augusta
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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D.
Lucan’s Pharsalia
Lucan’s Pharsalia is a 1st-century AD Roman epic poem by Marcus Annaeus Lucanus that dramatically recounts the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great.
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E.
Discourses on Livy
Discourses on Livy is a political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli that analyzes the history of the Roman Republic to explore the principles of republican government and civic virtue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronicle
ⓘ
historiographical tradition ⓘ medieval historical narrative ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Norman historiography
ⓘ
English vernacular historiography ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend of Brutus of Troy ⓘ |
| category |
British foundation legends
ⓘ
medieval British chronicles ⓘ |
| chronologicalCoverage | from mythical Trojan era to later medieval period ⓘ |
| circulation | widely circulated in late medieval England ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Brutus of Troy
ⓘ
King Arthur ⓘ early legendary British kings ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
Arthurian material
ⓘ
Trojan diaspora ⓘ foundation of Britain ⓘ |
| function |
legitimization of royal and national identity
ⓘ
vernacular history of Britain ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
chronicle
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Anglo-Norman
ⓘ
Anglo-Norman ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Norman French
Latin ⓘ Middle English ⓘ Middle Welsh ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Middle English Brut
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surface form:
Anglo-Norman Prose Brut
Middle English Brut ⓘ
surface form:
Middle English Prose Brut
verse Brut ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Historia Regum Britanniae
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surface form:
Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae
|
| literaryForm |
prose
ⓘ
verse ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
foundation myths of Britain
ⓘ
genealogy of British kings ⓘ national origin legend ⓘ |
| narrativeScope |
early history of Britain
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legendary history of Britain ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
England
ⓘ
medieval Britain ⓘ |
| relatedTradition | Brutus of Britain legend ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Historia Regum Britanniae ⓘ |
| startsWith | Trojan origins of Britain ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Latin
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Middle English ⓘ Middle Welsh ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
late medieval English historiography
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later English chroniclers ⓘ |
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