Apuleius
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Apuleius was a 2nd-century Roman North African philosopher and writer best known for his Latin novel "Metamorphoses" (also called "The Golden Ass"), a key work of ancient prose fiction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apuleius canonical | 10 |
| Lucius Apuleius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2679933 — 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: Apuleius Context triple: [Metamorphoses by Apuleius, author, Apuleius]
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Claudian
Claudian was a prominent late Roman poet known for his Latin panegyrics and political verse at the courts of emperors Theodosius I and Honorius.
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Ovid
Ovid was a renowned Roman poet of the Augustan age, best known for his mythological epic "Metamorphoses" and his influential love poetry.
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C.
Terence
Terence is a masculine given name of Latin origin, historically associated with figures such as the Roman playwright Terence and later borne by notable individuals including the British dramatist Terence Rattigan.
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Plutarch
Plutarch was a Greek biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist philosopher best known for his "Parallel Lives" and "Moralia," which profoundly influenced later historiography and literature.
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Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a 6th-century Byzantine jurist who helped systematize and codify Roman law under Emperor Justinian I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Apuleius Target entity description: Apuleius was a 2nd-century Roman North African philosopher and writer best known for his Latin novel "Metamorphoses" (also called "The Golden Ass"), a key work of ancient prose fiction.
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A.
Claudian
Claudian was a prominent late Roman poet known for his Latin panegyrics and political verse at the courts of emperors Theodosius I and Honorius.
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B.
Ovid
Ovid was a renowned Roman poet of the Augustan age, best known for his mythological epic "Metamorphoses" and his influential love poetry.
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C.
Terence
Terence is a masculine given name of Latin origin, historically associated with figures such as the Roman playwright Terence and later borne by notable individuals including the British dramatist Terence Rattigan.
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D.
Plutarch
Plutarch was a Greek biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist philosopher best known for his "Parallel Lives" and "Moralia," which profoundly influenced later historiography and literature.
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E.
Dorotheus
Dorotheus was a 6th-century Byzantine jurist who helped systematize and codify Roman law under Emperor Justinian I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin-language writer
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Roman writer ⓘ ancient Roman philosopher ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| accusedOf | practicing magic ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 2nd century ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Madaurus
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Numidia ⓘ Roman North Africa ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| defendedHimselfIn | Apologia ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Athens
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Carthage ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Berbers
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surface form:
Berber
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| floruit | 2nd century ⓘ |
| fullName |
Apuleius
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lucius Apuleius
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| genre |
ancient prose fiction
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novel ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| hasWorkPart |
myth of Cupid and Psyche
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surface form:
Cupid and Psyche tale
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| influenced |
European prose fiction
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Latin literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Metamorphoses by Apuleius
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surface form:
The Golden Ass, a key work of ancient prose fiction
writing the Latin novel Metamorphoses ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| movement | Middle Platonism ⓘ |
| name | Apuleius self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Apologia
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De Platone et eius dogmate ⓘ De deo Socratis ⓘ Florida ⓘ Metamorphoses by Apuleius ⓘ
surface form:
Metamorphoses
The Golden Ass ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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orator ⓘ philosopher ⓘ priest ⓘ rhetorician ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Platonism ⓘ |
| religion | Greco-Roman paganism ⓘ |
| workSubject |
Platonic philosophy
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magic ⓘ philosophy ⓘ religion ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ |
| wroteInLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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Subject: Apuleius Description of subject: Apuleius was a 2nd-century Roman North African philosopher and writer best known for his Latin novel "Metamorphoses" (also called "The Golden Ass"), a key work of ancient prose fiction.
Referenced by (11)
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