De bello Gothico
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De bello Gothico is a Latin epic poem by the late Roman poet Claudian that celebrates Stilicho’s victory over the Goths and exemplifies the political panegyric style of the late Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
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| De bello Gothico canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10798605 — 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: De bello Gothico Context triple: [Claudian, notableWork, De bello Gothico]
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Les vêpres siciliennes
Les vêpres siciliennes is a grand opera in five acts by Giuseppe Verdi, first performed in 1855 and set against the backdrop of the 13th-century Sicilian revolt against French rule.
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B.
Breviary of Alaric
The Breviary of Alaric is a 6th-century compilation of Roman law for the Visigothic kingdom, serving as a key source for the transmission of late Roman legal tradition in Western Europe.
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C.
Ejea de los Caballeros
Ejea de los Caballeros is a historic town in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, known for its medieval heritage and role as an agricultural and service center in the Cinco Villas region.
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D.
Martyrs of Otranto
The Martyrs of Otranto are a group of 813 Italian Catholics executed by Ottoman forces in 1480 for refusing to convert to Islam, later canonized by the Catholic Church.
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E.
The Vision of Don Roderick
The Vision of Don Roderick is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott that blends historical and romantic elements to depict prophetic visions related to the Peninsular War.
- 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: De bello Gothico Target entity description: De bello Gothico is a Latin epic poem by the late Roman poet Claudian that celebrates Stilicho’s victory over the Goths and exemplifies the political panegyric style of the late Roman Empire.
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A.
Les vêpres siciliennes
Les vêpres siciliennes is a grand opera in five acts by Giuseppe Verdi, first performed in 1855 and set against the backdrop of the 13th-century Sicilian revolt against French rule.
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B.
Breviary of Alaric
The Breviary of Alaric is a 6th-century compilation of Roman law for the Visigothic kingdom, serving as a key source for the transmission of late Roman legal tradition in Western Europe.
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C.
Ejea de los Caballeros
Ejea de los Caballeros is a historic town in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, known for its medieval heritage and role as an agricultural and service center in the Cinco Villas region.
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D.
Martyrs of Otranto
The Martyrs of Otranto are a group of 813 Italian Catholics executed by Ottoman forces in 1480 for refusing to convert to Islam, later canonized by the Catholic Church.
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E.
The Vision of Don Roderick
The Vision of Don Roderick is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott that blends historical and romantic elements to depict prophetic visions related to the Peninsular War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin epic poem
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ panegyric ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Gothic invasions of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Claudian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Goths
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
barbarian enemies of Rome ⓘ |
| culturalContext | late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts | Gothic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
ⓘ
political panegyric ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alaric I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honorius NERFINISHED ⓘ Stilicho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitleInEnglish | On the Gothic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitleInLatin | De bello Gothico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | conflicts between Romans and Goths ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Roman panegyrical tradition
ⓘ
Virgilian epic tradition ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | hexameter poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late Latin literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
encomium
ⓘ
mythological allusion ⓘ rhetorical amplification ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
campaigns against Alaric I
ⓘ
victory of Stilicho over the Goths ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | pro-Roman ⓘ |
| partOf | Claudian’s political poems ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
celebration of Stilicho’s leadership
ⓘ
imperial propaganda ⓘ |
| portrays |
Alaric I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honorius NERFINISHED ⓘ Stilicho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| praises | Stilicho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| setInCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | reign of Honorius ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Latin literary studies
ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ late antique studies ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition |
early 5th century
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late 4th century ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
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