On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium)
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On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium) is a historical and apologetic work by Philo of Alexandria recounting his mission to the Roman emperor Caligula and the persecution of the Jews under his rule.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Legatio ad Gaium | 1 |
| On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium) Context triple: [Philo of Alexandria, notableWork, On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium)]
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Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
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Against Apion
Against Apion is a polemical work by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus that defends Judaism and Jewish history against the criticisms and slanders of Greco-Roman writers.
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C.
Vita di Cicerone
Vita di Cicerone is a humanist biographical work on the Roman orator Cicero, written by the early Renaissance scholar and statesman Leonardo Bruni.
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D.
Parerga and Paralipomena
Parerga and Paralipomena is a collection of philosophical essays and aphorisms by Arthur Schopenhauer that elaborates and popularizes his pessimistic worldview and metaphysical ideas.
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E.
Discourses on Livy
Discourses on Livy is a political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli that analyzes the history of the Roman Republic to explore the principles of republican government and civic virtue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium) Target entity description: On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium) is a historical and apologetic work by Philo of Alexandria recounting his mission to the Roman emperor Caligula and the persecution of the Jews under his rule.
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A.
Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
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B.
Against Apion
Against Apion is a polemical work by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus that defends Judaism and Jewish history against the criticisms and slanders of Greco-Roman writers.
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C.
Vita di Cicerone
Vita di Cicerone is a humanist biographical work on the Roman orator Cicero, written by the early Renaissance scholar and statesman Leonardo Bruni.
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D.
Parerga and Paralipomena
Parerga and Paralipomena is a collection of philosophical essays and aphorisms by Arthur Schopenhauer that elaborates and popularizes his pessimistic worldview and metaphysical ideas.
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E.
Discourses on Livy
Discourses on Livy is a political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli that analyzes the history of the Roman Republic to explore the principles of republican government and civic virtue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic Jewish literature
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apologetic work ⓘ historical work ⓘ treatise ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Embassy to Gaius
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On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium) ⓘ
surface form:
Legatio ad Gaium
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| author | Philo of Alexandria ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| describes |
Jewish resistance to emperor worship
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anti-Jewish violence in Alexandria ⓘ attempts to erect imperial statues in Jewish sacred places ⓘ mission of Alexandrian Jews to Caligula ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conflict over images and idolatry
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status of Jews as a legally recognized people ⓘ |
| genre |
apologetics
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historical narrative ⓘ |
| historicalValue |
primary source for Jewish history under Caligula
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primary source for early imperial policy toward Jews ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Christian apologetic literature
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modern scholarship on Roman–Jewish relations ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| LatinTitle | Legatio ad Gaium ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
first-person narrative
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rhetorical plea ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jewish–Roman relations
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embassy to the Roman emperor Caligula ⓘ persecution of the Jews under Caligula ⓘ religious conflict in the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| mentions |
Hellenistic Jews
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surface form:
Alexandrian Jewish community
Caligula ⓘ Roman imperial cult ⓘ |
| narratedPeriodEnd | 41 CE ⓘ |
| narratedPeriodStart | 37 CE ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Philo of Alexandria ⓘ |
| purpose |
critique of imperial cult
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defense of the Jews before the Roman emperor ⓘ justification of Jewish monotheism ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective |
Hellenistic Jews
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surface form:
Hellenistic Judaism
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| setting |
Alexandria
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Judea ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Second Temple Judaism studies
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early Roman Empire history ⓘ history of Jewish–Gentile relations ⓘ |
| survivesAs | part of the Greek textual tradition of Philo ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
God’s providence over Israel
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incompatibility of monotheism with emperor worship ⓘ |
| timeOfNarratedEvents | reign of Caligula ⓘ |
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On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium)
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subject surface form:
On the Embassy to Gaius
this entity surface form:
Legatio ad Gaium