history of Rome
E194752
The "history of Rome" is an extensive historical work by the ancient Roman historian Livy that narrates Rome’s legendary origins and development through the early empire.
All labels observed (1)
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| history of Rome canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1715912 — 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: history of Rome Context triple: [Livy, workChronicles, history of Rome]
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A.
Roman Antiquity
Roman Antiquity refers to the historical period of ancient Rome, spanning from the founding of the city through the Roman Republic and Empire until the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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ancient Italy
Ancient Italy refers to the Italian peninsula during prehistoric and early historic periods, encompassing diverse cultures such as the Etruscans, Latins, and other Italic peoples before and during the rise of Rome.
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C.
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic was the era of ancient Roman civilization characterized by a system of elected magistrates, a powerful Senate, and expansion across the Mediterranean before the rise of the Roman Empire.
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D.
Roman Kingdom
The Roman Kingdom was the earliest period of ancient Roman civilization, traditionally ruled by a succession of kings before the establishment of the Roman Republic.
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E.
Geschichte des Altertums
Geschichte des Altertums is a multi-volume scholarly history of the ancient world by German historian Eduard Meyer, renowned for its comprehensive and systematic treatment of ancient civilizations.
- 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: history of Rome Target entity description: The "history of Rome" is an extensive historical work by the ancient Roman historian Livy that narrates Rome’s legendary origins and development through the early empire.
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A.
Roman Antiquity
Roman Antiquity refers to the historical period of ancient Rome, spanning from the founding of the city through the Roman Republic and Empire until the fall of the Western Roman Empire.
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B.
ancient Italy
Ancient Italy refers to the Italian peninsula during prehistoric and early historic periods, encompassing diverse cultures such as the Etruscans, Latins, and other Italic peoples before and during the rise of Rome.
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C.
Roman Republic
The Roman Republic was the era of ancient Roman civilization characterized by a system of elected magistrates, a powerful Senate, and expansion across the Mediterranean before the rise of the Roman Empire.
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D.
Roman Kingdom
The Roman Kingdom was the earliest period of ancient Roman civilization, traditionally ruled by a succession of kings before the establishment of the Roman Republic.
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E.
Geschichte des Altertums
Geschichte des Altertums is a multi-volume scholarly history of the ancient world by German historian Eduard Meyer, renowned for its comprehensive and systematic treatment of ancient civilizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman literature
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historical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
illustrate Roman virtues
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provide moral examples from history ⓘ |
| author | Livy ⓘ |
| booksSurvivingCompletely |
Books 1–10
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Books 21–45 (with gaps) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Roman Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Rome
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| coversEvent |
Punic Wars
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Second Punic War ⓘ expulsion of the kings ⓘ foundation of Rome ⓘ reign of Romulus ⓘ rise of Roman hegemony in the Mediterranean ⓘ struggle of the orders ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition |
early 1st century AD
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late 1st century BC ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Gaius Caesar
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surface form:
Gaius Caesar (Augustus)
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| focusesOn |
Rome’s legendary origins
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military history of Rome ⓘ moral exempla ⓘ political history of Rome ⓘ |
| genre |
historiography
ⓘ
history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | senatorial aristocratic viewpoint ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance humanism
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surface form:
Renaissance humanists
later Roman historians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek historiography
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earlier Roman annalists ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
moralizing
ⓘ
rhetorical ⓘ |
| mainSubject | history of Rome ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | from Rome’s legendary foundation to Livy’s own time ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksOriginally | 142 ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksSurvivingCompletely | 35 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Ab urbe condita ⓘ |
| partiallyPreservedThrough |
Periochae
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fragments ⓘ later summaries ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially lost ⓘ |
| setting | Rome ⓘ |
| structure | annalistic ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Roman Kingdom
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Roman Republic ⓘ early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | later Roman authors ⓘ |
| writtenInProseOrVerse | prose ⓘ |
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Subject: history of Rome Description of subject: The "history of Rome" is an extensive historical work by the ancient Roman historian Livy that narrates Rome’s legendary origins and development through the early empire.
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