The Age of Napoleon
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The Age of Napoleon is a volume in Will and Ariel Durant’s acclaimed "The Story of Civilization" series that examines the political, cultural, and social transformations of Europe during Napoleon Bonaparte’s era.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Age of Napoleon | 6 |
| The Age of Napoleon canonical | 6 |
| The Story of Civilization, Volume XI: The Age of Napoleon | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Age of Napoleon Context triple: [Ariel Durant, coAuthorOf, The Age of Napoleon]
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A.
House of Bonaparte
The House of Bonaparte is the French imperial dynasty founded by Napoleon Bonaparte that briefly ruled France and influenced European politics in the early 19th century.
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The Coronation of Napoleon
The Coronation of Napoleon is a monumental neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting Napoleon Bonaparte’s self-coronation as Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral in 1804.
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C.
Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker
"Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker" is a neoclassical marble sculpture depicting Napoleon Bonaparte in the idealized guise of the Roman god Mars, created by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova.
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Les Cent-Jours
Les Cent-Jours refers to the brief 1815 period when Napoleon Bonaparte returned from exile, regained power in France, and ultimately fell after the Battle of Waterloo.
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Napoleon; or, the Man of the World
"Napoleon; or, the Man of the World" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that portrays Napoleon Bonaparte as the archetype of worldly ambition and practical power within his collection *Representative Men*.
- 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: The Age of Napoleon Target entity description: The Age of Napoleon is a volume in Will and Ariel Durant’s acclaimed "The Story of Civilization" series that examines the political, cultural, and social transformations of Europe during Napoleon Bonaparte’s era.
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A.
House of Bonaparte
The House of Bonaparte is the French imperial dynasty founded by Napoleon Bonaparte that briefly ruled France and influenced European politics in the early 19th century.
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B.
The Coronation of Napoleon
The Coronation of Napoleon is a monumental neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting Napoleon Bonaparte’s self-coronation as Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral in 1804.
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C.
Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker
"Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker" is a neoclassical marble sculpture depicting Napoleon Bonaparte in the idealized guise of the Roman god Mars, created by the Italian sculptor Antonio Canova.
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D.
Les Cent-Jours
Les Cent-Jours refers to the brief 1815 period when Napoleon Bonaparte returned from exile, regained power in France, and ultimately fell after the Battle of Waterloo.
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E.
Napoleon; or, the Man of the World
"Napoleon; or, the Man of the World" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that portrays Napoleon Bonaparte as the archetype of worldly ambition and practical power within his collection *Representative Men*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ |
| author |
Ariel Durant
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Will Durant ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| coversEvent |
Congress of Vienna
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French Revolution aftermath ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| coversRegion | Europe ⓘ |
| follows | The Age of Voltaire ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | The Story of Civilization ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
European history
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Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ Napoleonic era ⓘ cultural history ⓘ political history ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| notableFor | synthesizing political, cultural, and social history of Napoleonic Europe ⓘ |
| pages | ~800 ⓘ |
| partOf | The Story of Civilization ⓘ |
| partOfWorkBy |
Will and Ariel Durant
ⓘ
linked to:
Ariel Durant
|
| publicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| seriesOrdinal | 11 ⓘ |
| seriesType | multi-volume history of civilization ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
early 19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
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novel "Lucia in the Age of Napoleon" (fictionalized)
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