Diodorus Siculus
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Diodorus Siculus was a 1st-century BCE Greek historian best known for his universal history "Bibliotheca historica," which attempted to chronicle the history of the world from mythological times to his own era.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1386378 — 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: Diodorus Siculus Context triple: [Apollodorus of Athens, citedBy, Diodorus Siculus]
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Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Dionysius of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian and rhetorician of the 1st century BC, best known for his work "Roman Antiquities," which offers a detailed account of early Roman history and institutions.
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Strabo
Strabo was an ancient Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian best known for his 17-volume work "Geographica," which described the peoples and places of the known world in his time.
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Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome from its legendary origins through the early 3rd century CE.
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Herodotus
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian, often called the "Father of History," known for writing the seminal work "Histories" that chronicles the Greco-Persian Wars and various cultures of the ancient world.
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Livy
Livy was the affectionate nickname of Olivia Langdon Clemens, the wife of American author Mark Twain and an important influence on his life and work.
- 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: Diodorus Siculus Target entity description: Diodorus Siculus was a 1st-century BCE Greek historian best known for his universal history "Bibliotheca historica," which attempted to chronicle the history of the world from mythological times to his own era.
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A.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Dionysius of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian and rhetorician of the 1st century BC, best known for his work "Roman Antiquities," which offers a detailed account of early Roman history and institutions.
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B.
Strabo
Strabo was an ancient Greek geographer, philosopher, and historian best known for his 17-volume work "Geographica," which described the peoples and places of the known world in his time.
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Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome from its legendary origins through the early 3rd century CE.
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D.
Herodotus
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian, often called the "Father of History," known for writing the seminal work "Histories" that chronicles the Greco-Persian Wars and various cultures of the ancient world.
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E.
Livy
Livy was the affectionate nickname of Olivia Langdon Clemens, the wife of American author Mark Twain and an important influence on his life and work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek historian
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chronicler ⓘ historian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| aimOfWork | to compile a universal history ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Agyrium
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Sicily ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| deathPlace | Sicily ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Suda ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| extentOfSurvivalOfWork |
books 11–20 complete
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books 1–5 complete ⓘ fragments of other books ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
historiography
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history ⓘ |
| floruit | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| genre | universal history ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ephorus of Cyme
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Hecataeus of Miletus ⓘ
surface form:
Hecataeus of Abdera
Herodotus ⓘ Thucydides ⓘ Timaeus of Tauromenium ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bibliotheca historica
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Historical Library ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksInWork | 40 ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
Roman Republican history
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Sicilian history of the 5th century BCE ⓘ history of the Diadochi ⓘ |
| timePeriodCoveredInWork | mythological times to 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| travelledTo |
Asia Minor
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Egypt ⓘ Greece ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Alexandria
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Rome ⓘ |
| writingStyleDescribedAs |
compilatory
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uncritical ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Egyptian history
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Greek history ⓘ Near Eastern history ⓘ Roman history ⓘ Sicilian history ⓘ his own era ⓘ mythological history ⓘ mythological times ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diodorus Siculus Description of subject: Diodorus Siculus was a 1st-century BCE Greek historian best known for his universal history "Bibliotheca historica," which attempted to chronicle the history of the world from mythological times to his own era.
Referenced by (110)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Diodorus Siculus’ Library of History
this entity surface form:
Diodorus Siculus’ Library of History
this entity surface form:
Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica