Historia Augusta
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The Historia Augusta is a late Roman collection of imperial biographies, notable for its mix of historical fact and fictionalized material about emperors and usurpers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Historia Augusta canonical | 11 |
| Historia Augusta (uncertain reliability) | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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ancient Roman biographical work ⓘ collection of imperial biographies ⓘ |
| actualAuthorship | probably single late antique author (hypothesis) ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition |
late 3rd to early 4th century (disputed)
ⓘ
late 4th century ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor |
Aelius Lampridius
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Aelius Spartianus ⓘ Flavius Vopiscus Syracusius ⓘ Julius Capitolinus ⓘ Trebellius Pollio ⓘ Vulcacius Gallicanus ⓘ |
| authorship | pseudonymous ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| coversPeriod |
covers emperors up to Carinus and Numerian
ⓘ
reign of Antoninus Pius ⓘ reign of Caracalla ⓘ reign of Commodus ⓘ reign of Elagabalus ⓘ reign of Hadrian ⓘ reign of Marcus Aurelius ⓘ reign of Septimius Severus ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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historiography ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptTradition | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Vita Alexandri Severi
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Vita Antonini Pii ⓘ Vita Aureliani ⓘ Vita Caracallae ⓘ Vita Carini et Numeriani ⓘ Vita Commodi ⓘ Vita Hadriani ⓘ Vita Heliogabali ⓘ Vita Marci Antonini Philosophi ⓘ Vita Probi ⓘ Vita Severi ⓘ Vita Veri ⓘ biographies of the so‑called "good emperors" ⓘ biographies of usurpers and minor emperors ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman emperors
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Roman usurpers ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
contains anachronisms
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contains invented documents and speeches ⓘ mixes historical fact with fictional material ⓘ unreliable as a historical source for many details ⓘ |
| numberOfAttributedAuthors | 6 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
Latin philology
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ancient history ⓘ classics ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Augustan History ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | later historians of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Historia Augusta (uncertain reliability)