Bibliotheca historica
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Bibliotheca historica is an extensive universal history written in Greek in the 1st century BCE, covering mythic origins through the author’s own era and serving as a key source for many lost ancient works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bibliotheca historica canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bibliotheca historica Context triple: [Diodorus Siculus, notableWork, Bibliotheca historica]
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A.
Chronicon
Chronicon is a medieval historical chronicle that records events in chronological order, often used as a key source for understanding the period it covers.
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B.
Geschichte des Altertums
Geschichte des Altertums is a multi-volume scholarly history of the ancient world by German historian Eduard Meyer, renowned for its comprehensive and systematic treatment of ancient civilizations.
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C.
Hypatian Chronicle
The Hypatian Chronicle is a key medieval East Slavic historical chronicle that preserves important accounts of Kievan Rus' and neighboring regions.
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D.
Annals of the World
Annals of the World is a 17th-century chronological history of the world by Archbishop James Ussher, best known for its detailed biblical timeline that famously dates Creation to 4004 BC.
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E.
Νέα Ἱστορία
Νέα Ἱστορία is the Greek title of the historical work "New History," a text traditionally associated with late antique or Byzantine historiography.
- 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: Bibliotheca historica Target entity description: Bibliotheca historica is an extensive universal history written in Greek in the 1st century BCE, covering mythic origins through the author’s own era and serving as a key source for many lost ancient works.
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A.
Chronicon
Chronicon is a medieval historical chronicle that records events in chronological order, often used as a key source for understanding the period it covers.
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B.
Geschichte des Altertums
Geschichte des Altertums is a multi-volume scholarly history of the ancient world by German historian Eduard Meyer, renowned for its comprehensive and systematic treatment of ancient civilizations.
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C.
Hypatian Chronicle
The Hypatian Chronicle is a key medieval East Slavic historical chronicle that preserves important accounts of Kievan Rus' and neighboring regions.
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D.
Annals of the World
Annals of the World is a 17th-century chronological history of the world by Archbishop James Ussher, best known for its detailed biblical timeline that famously dates Creation to 4004 BC.
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E.
Νέα Ἱστορία
Νέα Ἱστορία is the Greek title of the historical work "New History," a text traditionally associated with late antique or Byzantine historiography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1st-century BCE book
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Greek prose work ⓘ ancient historical work ⓘ universal history ⓘ |
| aim | to provide a comprehensive history of the known world ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bibliotheke historike
NERFINISHED
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Historical Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Diodorus Siculus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversPeriodFrom | mythic origins of the world ⓘ |
| coversPeriodTo |
author’s own era
ⓘ
time of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Egyptian history
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Greek history ⓘ Near Eastern history ⓘ Roman expansion ⓘ Sicilian history ⓘ |
| genre |
historiography
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history ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptTradition | medieval Greek manuscripts ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Apollodorus of Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ephorus of Cyme NERFINISHED ⓘ Hieronymus of Cardia NERFINISHED ⓘ Polybius NERFINISHED ⓘ Timaeus of Tauromenium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | straightforward narrative prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempting a universal history of known peoples
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preserving information from otherwise lost sources ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 40 ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Rome
NERFINISHED
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Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially lost ⓘ |
| section |
history of non-Greek and Greek peoples
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history of the Hellenistic and Roman periods ⓘ mythic history and early peoples ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
lost works of Greek historians
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lost works of Hellenistic historians ⓘ lost works of Sicilian historians ⓘ |
| structure | organized into three major sections ⓘ |
| subject |
ethnography
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geography ⓘ military history ⓘ mythology ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| survivingBooks |
Books 11–20
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Books 1–5 ⓘ fragments of other books ⓘ |
| usedBy | modern historians of antiquity ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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