Life of Crassus
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Life of Crassus is Plutarch’s biographical account of the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus, focusing on his character, wealth, and role in the late Roman Republic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Life of Crassus canonical | 4 |
| Crassus as politically ambitious | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3315741 — 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: Life of Crassus Context triple: [Plutarch’s Parallel Lives, hasPart, Life of Crassus]
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A.
The Trial of Lucullus
The Trial of Lucullus is a didactic radio play and later opera libretto by Bertolt Brecht that stages a posthumous trial of the Roman general Lucullus to critique war, imperialism, and class injustice.
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B.
God and Caesar
"God and Caesar" is a political and philosophical work by British politician Shirley Williams that explores the relationship between religious faith and public life.
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C.
The Death of Germanicus
The Death of Germanicus is a 1627 history painting by Nicolas Poussin that dramatically depicts the dying Roman general Germanicus surrounded by grieving soldiers and family, exemplifying the artist’s classical style and moral seriousness.
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D.
Non plus ultra
Non plus ultra is a Latin phrase meaning "nothing further beyond," historically associated with the limits of the known world and later adopted as a proud emblem of surpassing boundaries.
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E.
Adriano in Siria
Adriano in Siria is an opera seria by Johann Christian Bach, composed in the 18th century and based on a libretto by Metastasio about the Roman emperor Hadrian’s love entanglements in Syria.
- 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: Life of Crassus Target entity description: Life of Crassus is Plutarch’s biographical account of the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus, focusing on his character, wealth, and role in the late Roman Republic.
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A.
The Trial of Lucullus
The Trial of Lucullus is a didactic radio play and later opera libretto by Bertolt Brecht that stages a posthumous trial of the Roman general Lucullus to critique war, imperialism, and class injustice.
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B.
God and Caesar
"God and Caesar" is a political and philosophical work by British politician Shirley Williams that explores the relationship between religious faith and public life.
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C.
The Death of Germanicus
The Death of Germanicus is a 1627 history painting by Nicolas Poussin that dramatically depicts the dying Roman general Germanicus surrounded by grieving soldiers and family, exemplifying the artist’s classical style and moral seriousness.
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D.
Non plus ultra
Non plus ultra is a Latin phrase meaning "nothing further beyond," historically associated with the limits of the known world and later adopted as a proud emblem of surpassing boundaries.
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E.
Adriano in Siria
Adriano in Siria is an opera seria by Johann Christian Bach, composed in the 18th century and based on a libretto by Metastasio about the Roman emperor Hadrian’s love entanglements in Syria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek biography
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biographical work ⓘ part of Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| author | Plutarch ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Life of Nicias ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| describes |
First Triumvirate
ⓘ
Third Servile War ⓘ
surface form:
Spartacus slave revolt
character of Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ military career of Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ political career of Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ role of Marcus Licinius Crassus in the late Roman Republic ⓘ wealth of Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ambition of Marcus Licinius Crassus
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avarice of Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ private life of Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ public life of Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | moral evaluation of character ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fortune and misfortune in human life
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moral consequences of greed ⓘ political rivalry in the late Roman Republic ⓘ relationship between wealth and power ⓘ |
| historicalGenre | Greco-Roman biography ⓘ |
| historicalSetting |
Late Roman Republic
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surface form:
late Roman Republic
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| includesEvent |
Battle of Carrhae
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Battle of Carrhae ⓘ
surface form:
Parthian campaign of Crassus
Third Servile War ⓘ formation of the First Triumvirate ⓘ |
| influenced | later biographies of Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ |
| intendedPurpose | moral instruction through historical example ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
biography
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historical literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Marcus Licinius Crassus ⓘ |
| mentions |
Gaius Julius Caesar
ⓘ
Pompey the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Parthian Empire ⓘ Spartacus ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Κράσσος ⓘ |
| pairedInParallelLivesWith | Life of Nicias ⓘ |
| partOf | Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| portrays |
Crassus as extremely wealthy
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Crassus as greedy ⓘ Life of Crassus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Crassus as politically ambitious
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| timePeriodCovered | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | modern historians of the late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| workIn |
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
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surface form:
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives corpus
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Subject: Life of Crassus Description of subject: Life of Crassus is Plutarch’s biographical account of the Roman general and politician Marcus Licinius Crassus, focusing on his character, wealth, and role in the late Roman Republic.
Referenced by (5)
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Crassus as politically ambitious