Lives of the Ten Orators (for historical Cephalus and his family)
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Lives of the Ten Orators is an ancient biographical collection traditionally attributed to Plutarch that includes accounts of the Attic orators and provides historical information about figures such as Cephalus and his family.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lives of the Ten Orators (for historical Cephalus and his family) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lives of the Ten Orators (for historical Cephalus and his family) Context triple: [house of Cephalus in Piraeus, relatedWork, Lives of the Ten Orators (for historical Cephalus and his family)]
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A.
Life of Nicias
Life of Nicias is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, portraying the character and political career of the Athenian general Nicias within the Parallel Lives.
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B.
On the Ancient Orators
On the Ancient Orators is a critical rhetorical treatise by Dionysius of Halicarnassus analyzing and evaluating the style and techniques of classical Greek orators.
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C.
Life of Solon
Life of Solon is Plutarch’s biographical account of the Athenian lawgiver Solon, focusing on his reforms, character, and role in shaping early Athenian democracy.
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D.
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives is a series of biographies by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch that pairs notable Greek and Roman figures to explore their characters and moral lessons.
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E.
Life of Alcibiades
Life of Alcibiades is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the character and exploits of the controversial Athenian statesman and general Alcibiades.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lives of the Ten Orators (for historical Cephalus and his family) Target entity description: Lives of the Ten Orators is an ancient biographical collection traditionally attributed to Plutarch that includes accounts of the Attic orators and provides historical information about figures such as Cephalus and his family.
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A.
Life of Nicias
Life of Nicias is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, portraying the character and political career of the Athenian general Nicias within the Parallel Lives.
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B.
On the Ancient Orators
On the Ancient Orators is a critical rhetorical treatise by Dionysius of Halicarnassus analyzing and evaluating the style and techniques of classical Greek orators.
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C.
Life of Solon
Life of Solon is Plutarch’s biographical account of the Athenian lawgiver Solon, focusing on his reforms, character, and role in shaping early Athenian democracy.
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D.
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives is a series of biographies by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch that pairs notable Greek and Roman figures to explore their characters and moral lessons.
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E.
Life of Alcibiades
Life of Alcibiades is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the character and exploits of the controversial Athenian statesman and general Alcibiades.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek biographical work
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ancient biographical collection ⓘ classical text ⓘ |
| associatedWithCorpus |
Moralia (Plutarch) tradition
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linked to:
Moralia
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| attributionStatus | traditionally attributed to Plutarch ⓘ |
| authorshipCertainty | disputed authorship ⓘ |
| containsBiographiesOf |
Aeschines
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Andocides ⓘ Antiphon ⓘ Demosthenes ⓘ Dinarchus ⓘ Hyperides ⓘ
linked to:
Hypereides
Isaeus ⓘ Isocrates ⓘ Lycurgus ⓘ
linked to:
Lycurgus of Athens
Lysias ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greek Imperial period interest in classical Athens ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Attic oratory tradition
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careers of the ten canonical Attic orators ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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prosopography ⓘ |
| historicalValue |
source for Athenian oratory
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source for late classical and early Hellenistic Athens ⓘ |
| includes |
anecdotal material about the orators
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chronological notices about the orators ⓘ references to family background of the orators ⓘ |
| includesInformationOn |
deaths of the orators
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education of orators ⓘ exile and returns of orators ⓘ genealogies of orators ⓘ legal cases involving the orators ⓘ political activities of orators ⓘ |
| intertextualRelations | draws on earlier historical and rhetorical traditions ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Imperial Greek literature ⓘ |
| primaryFocus | character and achievements of the ten orators ⓘ |
| providesHistoricalInformationAbout |
Athenian legal and political life
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Cephalus ⓘ Lysias and his brothers ⓘ
linked to:
Lysias
family of Cephalus ⓘ |
| subject | Attic orators ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Plutarch ⓘ |
| transmission | preserved in the Plutarchan manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
biographical details of Cephalus
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biographical details of Lysias ⓘ |
| usedBy |
modern historians of classical Athens
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scholars of Greek rhetoric ⓘ |
| workType | secondary biographical compilation ⓘ |
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Subject: Lives of the Ten Orators (for historical Cephalus and his family) Description of subject: Lives of the Ten Orators is an ancient biographical collection traditionally attributed to Plutarch that includes accounts of the Attic orators and provides historical information about figures such as Cephalus and his family.
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house of Cephalus in Piraeus
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relatedWork
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Lives of the Ten Orators (for historical Cephalus and his family)
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