Epistulae
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Epistulae is a collection of letters by the late Roman aristocrat and bishop Sidonius Apollinaris, valued for its detailed portrayal of Gallo-Roman society in the 5th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Epistulae canonical | 1 |
| letters of Sidonius Apollinaris | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Epistulae Context triple: [Sidonius Apollinaris, notableWork, Epistulae]
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Epistulae
Epistulae is a collection of letters by Pliny the Younger that offers a detailed and personal glimpse into Roman political, social, and intellectual life in the late first and early second centuries AD.
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Epistulae (Letters)
Epistulae (Letters) is a collection of pastoral and theological correspondence by the early Christian bishop Cyprian of Carthage, offering insight into third-century church life, doctrine, and controversies.
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Epistulae ex Ponto
Epistulae ex Ponto is a collection of elegiac letters by the Roman poet Ovid, written during his exile on the Black Sea and addressed to friends and family in Rome.
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Correspondence of Paul and Seneca
The Correspondence of Paul and Seneca is a collection of forged letters purportedly exchanged between the Apostle Paul and the Stoic philosopher Seneca, reflecting early Christian attempts to link apostolic teaching with Greco-Roman intellectual authority.
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Epistola Tractoria
Epistola Tractoria is a doctrinal letter by Pope Zosimus that condemned Pelagianism and required bishops to affirm orthodox teachings on grace and original sin.
- 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: Epistulae Target entity description: Epistulae is a collection of letters by the late Roman aristocrat and bishop Sidonius Apollinaris, valued for its detailed portrayal of Gallo-Roman society in the 5th century.
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A.
Epistulae
Epistulae is a collection of letters by Pliny the Younger that offers a detailed and personal glimpse into Roman political, social, and intellectual life in the late first and early second centuries AD.
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B.
Epistulae (Letters)
Epistulae (Letters) is a collection of pastoral and theological correspondence by the early Christian bishop Cyprian of Carthage, offering insight into third-century church life, doctrine, and controversies.
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C.
Epistulae ex Ponto
Epistulae ex Ponto is a collection of elegiac letters by the Roman poet Ovid, written during his exile on the Black Sea and addressed to friends and family in Rome.
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D.
Correspondence of Paul and Seneca
The Correspondence of Paul and Seneca is a collection of forged letters purportedly exchanged between the Apostle Paul and the Stoic philosopher Seneca, reflecting early Christian attempts to link apostolic teaching with Greco-Roman intellectual authority.
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E.
Epistola Tractoria
Epistola Tractoria is a doctrinal letter by Pope Zosimus that condemned Pelagianism and required bishops to affirm orthodox teachings on grace and original sin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin literary work
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collection of letters ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arverni aristocracy
ⓘ
Gallo-Roman culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sidonius Apollinaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | letters by Sidonius Apollinaris ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 5th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Latin epistolography
ⓘ
Roman history ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| genre | letter collection ⓘ |
| hasAuthorEthnicity | Gallo-Roman ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
Roman aristocrat
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bishop ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
historiography of Late Antiquity
ⓘ
study of Gallo-Roman aristocracy ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Christian bishop’s viewpoint
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elite aristocratic viewpoint ⓘ |
| historicalContext | decline of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | epistolary literature ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late Roman Latin literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
classicizing Latin prose
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highly rhetorical Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Gallo-Roman aristocracy
ⓘ
Gallo-Roman society NERFINISHED ⓘ late Roman society ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed portrayal of Gallo-Roman society
ⓘ
evidence for transition from Roman to post-Roman rule in Gaul ⓘ information on 5th-century Gaul ⓘ insight into late Roman aristocratic life ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition |
Clermont
NERFINISHED
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Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Carmina (Sidonius Apollinaris) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianity
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Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
church history
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classical philology ⓘ late antique studies ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
5th century
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last decades of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| usedAs |
historical source
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source for political history of 5th-century Gaul ⓘ source for prosopography of Late Antiquity ⓘ source for social history of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
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Subject: Epistulae Description of subject: Epistulae is a collection of letters by the late Roman aristocrat and bishop Sidonius Apollinaris, valued for its detailed portrayal of Gallo-Roman society in the 5th century.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
letters of Sidonius Apollinaris