Tacitus’ Histories
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Tacitus’ Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by the senator and historian Tacitus, covering the turbulent events of the Roman Empire in the late first century CE.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tacitus' Histories | 3 |
| Histories (Tacitus) | 2 |
| Histories by Tacitus | 2 |
| Tacitus "Histories" | 2 |
| Tacitus’ Histories canonical | 2 |
| Tacitus – Histories | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Tacitus’ Histories Context triple: [Batavian revolt, describedIn, Tacitus’ Histories]
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Cassius Dio’s Roman History
Cassius Dio’s Roman History is a multi-volume work by the Roman senator and historian Cassius Dio that chronicles the history of Rome from its legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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Tacitus' Agricola
Tacitus' Agricola is a classical Latin biography and historical work by the Roman historian Tacitus that recounts the life and military campaigns of his father-in-law Gnaeus Julius Agricola, particularly in Britain.
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Annals by Tacitus
*Annals* by Tacitus is a major work of Roman historiography that chronicles the early Roman Empire, particularly the reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero, with a critical and often dramatic narrative style.
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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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Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tacitus’ Histories Target entity description: Tacitus’ Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by the senator and historian Tacitus, covering the turbulent events of the Roman Empire in the late first century CE.
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A.
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
Cassius Dio’s Roman History is a multi-volume work by the Roman senator and historian Cassius Dio that chronicles the history of Rome from its legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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B.
Tacitus' Agricola
Tacitus' Agricola is a classical Latin biography and historical work by the Roman historian Tacitus that recounts the life and military campaigns of his father-in-law Gnaeus Julius Agricola, particularly in Britain.
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C.
Annals by Tacitus
*Annals* by Tacitus is a major work of Roman historiography that chronicles the early Roman Empire, particularly the reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero, with a critical and often dramatic narrative style.
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D.
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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E.
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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Roman historiographical work ⓘ ancient Roman literature ⓘ historical work ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | c. 100–110 CE ⓘ |
| author | Tacitus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversPeriodFrom | 69 CE ⓘ |
| coversPeriodTo | 96 CE ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
corruption of power
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moral and political analysis ⓘ role of the Senate under the emperors ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tacitus’ Annals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | historiography ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryTradition | extensive philological and historical scholarship ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance humanist historiography
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early modern political thought ⓘ later Roman historians ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
concise and epigrammatic
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rhetorically elaborate ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
Flavian dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Year of the Four Emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeBeginsWith | death of Nero ⓘ |
| narrativeIncludes |
civil wars of 69 CE
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early reign of Domitian ⓘ establishment of Flavian rule ⓘ reigns of Galba, Otho, and Vitellius ⓘ rise of Vespasian ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksPlanned | 14 ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksSurviving | 5 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Historiae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tacitus’ historical corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedesInNarrative | Tacitus’ Annals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
Jewish War context and aftermath
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Roman provincial revolts ⓘ history of the Flavian dynasty ⓘ military campaigns of the Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ political history of the late first-century Roman Empire ⓘ |
| stateOfPreservation | incomplete ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Latin literature
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ancient history ⓘ classical studies ⓘ |
| tone | critical of imperial autocracy ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
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