Germania (work by Tacitus)
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Germania is a first-century ethnographic and historical treatise by the Roman historian Tacitus that describes the geography, customs, and societies of the Germanic tribes beyond the Roman Empire.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De origine et situ Germanorum | 1 |
| Germania (Tacitus) | 1 |
| Germania (work by Tacitus) canonical | 1 |
| Tribes of Germania | 1 |
| works of Tacitus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Germania (work by Tacitus) Context triple: [Germania, mentionedInWork, Germania (work by Tacitus)]
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A.
De statu imperii Germanici
De statu imperii Germanici is a 1667 political treatise by Samuel Pufendorf that critically analyzes the fragmented constitutional structure of the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
Germanicia
Germanicia was an ancient city in Roman Syria, notable as the birthplace of the 5th-century Christian theologian Nestorius.
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C.
Historia Augusta
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.
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D.
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
Cassius Dio’s Roman History is a multi-volume work by the Roman senator and historian Cassius Dio that chronicles the history of Rome from its legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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E.
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Germania (work by Tacitus) Target entity description: Germania is a first-century ethnographic and historical treatise by the Roman historian Tacitus that describes the geography, customs, and societies of the Germanic tribes beyond the Roman Empire.
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A.
De statu imperii Germanici
De statu imperii Germanici is a 1667 political treatise by Samuel Pufendorf that critically analyzes the fragmented constitutional structure of the Holy Roman Empire.
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B.
Germanicia
Germanicia was an ancient city in Roman Syria, notable as the birthplace of the 5th-century Christian theologian Nestorius.
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C.
Historia Augusta
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.
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D.
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
Cassius Dio’s Roman History is a multi-volume work by the Roman senator and historian Cassius Dio that chronicles the history of Rome from its legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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E.
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman literature
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ethnographic work ⓘ historical treatise ⓘ |
| approximateDate | circa 98 CE ⓘ |
| author | Tacitus ⓘ |
| circulation | limited in antiquity but influential later ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| describes |
family and social structure of Germanic tribes
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landscape and climate of Germania ⓘ political institutions of Germanic tribes ⓘ religious practices of Germanic tribes ⓘ tribal divisions of Germania ⓘ warfare customs of Germanic tribes ⓘ |
| followedByInCorpus | Dialogus de oratoribus ⓘ |
| followsInCorpus |
Tacitus' Agricola
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surface form:
Agricola (work by Tacitus)
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| genre |
ethnography
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geographical work ⓘ historical prose ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Roman imperial viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasSection |
description of the Batavi
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description of the Chatti ⓘ description of the Cherusci ⓘ description of the Fenni ⓘ description of the Semnones ⓘ description of the Suebi ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century German historiography
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early modern German nationalism ⓘ medieval perceptions of Germanic peoples ⓘ |
| literaryPurpose | moral contrast between Romans and Germans ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Germanic tribes
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customs of Germanic peoples ⓘ geography of Germania ⓘ society of Germanic peoples ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
critique of Roman decadence
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noble savage motif ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Tacitus’s minor works ⓘ |
| regionDescribed |
territories east of the Rhine
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territories north of the Danube ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Germania ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous treatise ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Germanic studies
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ancient history ⓘ classical philology ⓘ |
| survivesIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | 1st century ⓘ |
| title |
Germania (work by Tacitus)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
De origine et situ Germanorum
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| usedAsSourceBy |
medieval scholars
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modern historians of ancient Germany ⓘ |
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Subject: Germania (work by Tacitus) Description of subject: Germania is a first-century ethnographic and historical treatise by the Roman historian Tacitus that describes the geography, customs, and societies of the Germanic tribes beyond the Roman Empire.
Referenced by (5)
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