Roman History
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Roman History is an extensive historical work by the ancient Greek historian Appian that chronicles the rise and expansion of Rome through a series of thematic books on its wars and political struggles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roman History canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roman History Context triple: [Appian, notableWork, Roman History]
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A.
Römische Geschichte
Römische Geschichte is a monumental multi-volume history of ancient Rome by Theodor Mommsen, renowned for its scholarly depth and literary quality.
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B.
Historia Romana
Historia Romana is Cassius Dio’s extensive history of Rome, covering its development from legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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C.
Roman Antiquities
Roman Antiquities is a multi-volume historical work by Dionysius of Halicarnassus that narrates the early history and institutions of Rome from its legendary origins through the early Republic.
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D.
Roman Antiquity
Roman Antiquity refers to the historical period of ancient Rome, spanning from the founding of the city through the Roman Republic and Empire until the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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E.
Roman military history
Roman military history is the study of ancient Rome’s armed forces, their organization, campaigns, and warfare from the early Republic through the fall of the Empire.
- 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: Roman History Target entity description: Roman History is an extensive historical work by the ancient Greek historian Appian that chronicles the rise and expansion of Rome through a series of thematic books on its wars and political struggles.
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A.
Römische Geschichte
Römische Geschichte is a monumental multi-volume history of ancient Rome by Theodor Mommsen, renowned for its scholarly depth and literary quality.
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B.
Historia Romana
Historia Romana is Cassius Dio’s extensive history of Rome, covering its development from legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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C.
Roman Antiquities
Roman Antiquities is a multi-volume historical work by Dionysius of Halicarnassus that narrates the early history and institutions of Rome from its legendary origins through the early Republic.
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D.
Roman Antiquity
Roman Antiquity refers to the historical period of ancient Rome, spanning from the founding of the city through the Roman Republic and Empire until the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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E.
Roman military history
Roman military history is the study of ancient Rome’s armed forces, their organization, campaigns, and warfare from the early Republic through the fall of the Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek literature
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historical work ⓘ |
| aim | to explain how Rome came to rule the known world ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| associatedPolity | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| author | Appian of Alexandria ⓘ |
| contains |
biographical sketches of Roman leaders
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descriptions of Roman provincial administration ⓘ narratives of Roman civil conflicts ⓘ narratives of Roman foreign wars ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
expansion of Rome
ⓘ
rise of Rome ⓘ |
| genre | historiography ⓘ |
| historianOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| historicalMethod |
arranged by peoples and regions
ⓘ
compilation from earlier sources ⓘ |
| includes |
account of the Civil Wars
ⓘ
account of the Gallic Wars (Roman expansion in Gaul) ⓘ account of the Illyrian Wars ⓘ account of the Mithridatic Wars ⓘ account of the Punic Wars ⓘ account of the Spanish Wars ⓘ account of the Syrian Wars ⓘ |
| influencedField | study of late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
imperial expansion
ⓘ
internal political conflict ⓘ wars with foreign powers ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| modernTitleVariant | Roman History ⓘ |
| notableSection |
The Civil Wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Bellum Civile
The Hannibalic War ⓘ
linked to:
Second Punic War
The Mithridatic Wars ⓘ
linked to:
Mithridatic Wars with Rome
|
| organizationalPrinciple |
arranged by political struggles
ⓘ
arranged by wars ⓘ thematic ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| perspective | pro-Roman viewpoint ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| setting | Mediterranean world ⓘ |
| structure | series of books ⓘ |
| subject | history of Rome ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Roman Republic
ⓘ
early Roman Kingdom ⓘ transition from Republic to Empire ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | modern historians of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| writtenBy | provincial of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
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Subject: Roman History Description of subject: Roman History is an extensive historical work by the ancient Greek historian Appian that chronicles the rise and expansion of Rome through a series of thematic books on its wars and political struggles.
Referenced by (7)
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