History of the Wars
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History of the Wars is a multi-volume historical account by Procopius detailing the military campaigns and political events of the Byzantine Empire under Emperor Justinian I.
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| History of the Wars canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9403239 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: History of the Wars Context triple: [Procopius, notableWork, History of the Wars]
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A.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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B.
Histories
Histories is an ancient Greek work by Herodotus that is widely regarded as the foundational text of Western historiography, combining historical inquiry with ethnographic and geographic descriptions.
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C.
Histories
Histories is a fragmentary historical work by the Roman historian Sallust that covers the turbulent period of the late Roman Republic following the death of Sulla.
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D.
Histories
Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by Tacitus that chronicles the turbulent period of the Roman Empire following the death of Nero.
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E.
Histories
Histories is the principal historical work of the ancient Greek historian Timaeus of Tauromenium, known for its detailed account of the Western Greek world and Sicily.
- 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: History of the Wars Target entity description: History of the Wars is a multi-volume historical account by Procopius detailing the military campaigns and political events of the Byzantine Empire under Emperor Justinian I.
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A.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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B.
Histories
Histories is an ancient Greek work by Herodotus that is widely regarded as the foundational text of Western historiography, combining historical inquiry with ethnographic and geographic descriptions.
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C.
Histories
Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by Tacitus that chronicles the turbulent period of the Roman Empire following the death of Nero.
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D.
Histories
Histories is a fragmentary historical work by the Roman historian Sallust that covers the turbulent period of the late Roman Republic following the death of Sulla.
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E.
Histories
Histories is the principal historical work of the ancient Greek historian Timaeus of Tauromenium, known for its detailed account of the Western Greek world and Sicily.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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historical work ⓘ |
| about |
Byzantine–Sassanian wars
NERFINISHED
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Emperor Justinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ Gothic War NERFINISHED ⓘ Justinianic reconquest of the Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandalic War NERFINISHED ⓘ military campaigns of Belisarius ⓘ military campaigns of Narses ⓘ |
| author | Procopius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 6th century ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Byzantine–Sassanian War of 527–532
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine–Sassanian War of 540–562 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gothic War (535–554) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandalic War (533–534) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
military history
ⓘ
political history ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gothic Wars (books V–VIII)
NERFINISHED
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Persian Wars (books I–II) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandal Wars (books III–IV) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| historicalPerspective | Byzantine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Byzantine historiography
ⓘ
medieval historians of Justinianic period ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
wars of Emperor Justinian I ⓘ |
| narrativePointOfView | third-person ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 8 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Buildings (Procopius)
NERFINISHED
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Secret History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Belisarius
NERFINISHED
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Justinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ Khosrow I NERFINISHED ⓘ Theodora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravenna NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
6th century
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reign of Justinian I ⓘ |
| usedAs | primary source for Justinianic wars ⓘ |
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