Agathias
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Agathias was a 6th-century Byzantine poet and historian best known for his continuation of Procopius’s history and his works on the reign of Emperor Justinian I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Agathias canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5285937 — 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: Agathias Context triple: [Lazica, mentionedBy, Agathias]
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A.
Socrates Scholasticus
Socrates Scholasticus was a 5th-century Byzantine church historian best known for his "Ecclesiastical History," which continues the narrative of Eusebius and is a key source for early Christian and late Roman history.
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B.
Zosimus
Zosimus was a Byzantine historian of the early 6th century best known for his pagan-leaning account of the later Roman Empire in his work "New History."
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Evagrius Scholasticus
Evagrius Scholasticus was a 6th-century Byzantine lawyer and church historian best known for his Ecclesiastical History, which chronicles religious and political events of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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D.
Dorotheos
Dorotheos is a Greek given name of religious origin, meaning "gift of God."
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Eusebius of Nicomedia
Eusebius of Nicomedia was a 4th-century Christian bishop and influential Arian supporter who played a key role in the theological and political controversies surrounding the Council of Nicaea.
- 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: Agathias Target entity description: Agathias was a 6th-century Byzantine poet and historian best known for his continuation of Procopius’s history and his works on the reign of Emperor Justinian I.
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A.
Socrates Scholasticus
Socrates Scholasticus was a 5th-century Byzantine church historian best known for his "Ecclesiastical History," which continues the narrative of Eusebius and is a key source for early Christian and late Roman history.
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B.
Zosimus
Zosimus was a Byzantine historian of the early 6th century best known for his pagan-leaning account of the later Roman Empire in his work "New History."
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C.
Evagrius Scholasticus
Evagrius Scholasticus was a 6th-century Byzantine lawyer and church historian best known for his Ecclesiastical History, which chronicles religious and political events of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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D.
Dorotheos
Dorotheos is a Greek given name of religious origin, meaning "gift of God."
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E.
Eusebius of Nicomedia
Eusebius of Nicomedia was a 4th-century Christian bishop and influential Arian supporter who played a key role in the theological and political controversies surrounding the Council of Nicaea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine historian
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Byzantine poet ⓘ epigrammatist ⓘ late antique historian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Agathias of Myrina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Agathias Scholasticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 6th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collected | epigrams by contemporary poets ⓘ |
| continuedWorkOf | Procopius of Caesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Greek Anthology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedEvent | earthquake of 557 in Constantinople ⓘ |
| describedPeople | Justinian I’s generals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedReignOf | Justinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedIn |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
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Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 552–c. 580 ⓘ |
| genre |
epigram
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historiography ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| historicalMethod | use of documentary sources and eyewitness accounts ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | 552–558 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Procopius of Caesarea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Greek epigrams
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continuation of Procopius’s history ⓘ historical work on the reign of Justinian I ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Byzantine classicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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lawyer ⓘ poet ⓘ rhetorician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Myrina in Aeolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionLocation | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfBirth | Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| style | classicizing Greek ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork |
Gothic War aftermath
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Persian–Byzantine relations NERFINISHED ⓘ reign of Justinian I ⓘ wars of Justinian’s later years ⓘ |
| wrote |
Cycle of epigrams
NERFINISHED
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Daphniaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (2)
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