Historia Romana
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Historia Romana is a comprehensive history of Rome written by the ancient Greek historian Appian, covering Rome’s rise and major wars from its early days through the imperial period.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Historia Romana canonical | 1 |
| Roman History (Appian) | 1 |
| Ῥωμαϊκὴ ἱστορία | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8924628 — 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: Historia Romana Context triple: [Appian, workTitleInLatin, Historia Romana]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
History of the Romans under the Empire
History of the Romans under the Empire is a multi-volume 19th-century historical work by Charles Merivale that chronicles the political and social development of Rome from the end of the Republic through the imperial period.
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E.
De militia Romana
De militia Romana is a scholarly work by Justus Lipsius that reconstructs and analyzes the organization, tactics, and discipline of the ancient Roman military.
- 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: Historia Romana Target entity description: Historia Romana is a comprehensive history of Rome written by the ancient Greek historian Appian, covering Rome’s rise and major wars from its early days through the imperial period.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
History of the Romans under the Empire
History of the Romans under the Empire is a multi-volume 19th-century historical work by Charles Merivale that chronicles the political and social development of Rome from the end of the Republic through the imperial period.
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E.
De militia Romana
De militia Romana is a scholarly work by Justus Lipsius that reconstructs and analyzes the organization, tactics, and discipline of the ancient Roman military.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman history
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historical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Roman History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Appian of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Roman wars
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Rome’s rise to power ⓘ civil wars of Rome ⓘ foreign wars of Rome ⓘ |
| genre | historiography ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfComposition | 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| includes |
history of the Macedonian Wars
ⓘ
history of the Mithridatic Wars ⓘ history of the Punic Wars ⓘ history of the Pyrrhic War ⓘ history of the Roman civil wars ⓘ history of the Samnite Wars ⓘ narrative of the rise of Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ narrative of the rise of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
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Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ history of Rome ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coverage of late Republican civil conflicts
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detailed accounts of Roman wars ⓘ ethnographic arrangement of material ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| structure | organized by peoples and wars ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
classical philological studies
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translations into modern languages ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Imperial period
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Republican period NERFINISHED ⓘ early Rome ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | modern historians of Rome ⓘ |
| workOf | Appian of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Appian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Historia Romana Description of subject: Historia Romana is a comprehensive history of Rome written by the ancient Greek historian Appian, covering Rome’s rise and major wars from its early days through the imperial period.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ῥωμαϊκὴ ἱστορία
this entity surface form:
Roman History (Appian)