Life of Marcellus
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Life of Marcellus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, portraying the character and military achievements of the Roman general Marcus Claudius Marcellus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Life of Marcellus canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3315751 — 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: Life of Marcellus Context triple: [Plutarch’s Parallel Lives, hasPart, Life of Marcellus]
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Life of Marius
Life of Marius is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, focusing on the life and character of the Roman general and statesman Gaius Marius.
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Life of Aemilius Paulus
Life of Aemilius Paulus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, portraying the character and deeds of the Roman general Lucius Aemilius Paullus, especially his victory over Macedon.
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Life of Dion
Life of Dion is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, portraying the life and character of the Syracusan statesman Dion and exploring themes of virtue, tyranny, and political reform.
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Life of Antony
Life of Antony is a seminal early Christian hagiography that portrays the ascetic life and spiritual struggles of Saint Anthony the Great, helping to popularize monasticism throughout the Christian world.
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E.
Life of Galba
Life of Galba is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, focusing on the character and reign of the Roman emperor Galba.
- 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: Life of Marcellus Target entity description: Life of Marcellus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, portraying the character and military achievements of the Roman general Marcus Claudius Marcellus.
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A.
Life of Marius
Life of Marius is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, focusing on the life and character of the Roman general and statesman Gaius Marius.
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B.
Life of Aemilius Paulus
Life of Aemilius Paulus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, portraying the character and deeds of the Roman general Lucius Aemilius Paullus, especially his victory over Macedon.
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C.
Life of Dion
Life of Dion is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, portraying the life and character of the Syracusan statesman Dion and exploring themes of virtue, tyranny, and political reform.
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D.
Life of Antony
Life of Antony is a seminal early Christian hagiography that portrays the ascetic life and spiritual struggles of Saint Anthony the Great, helping to popularize monasticism throughout the Christian world.
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E.
Life of Galba
Life of Galba is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, focusing on the character and reign of the Roman emperor Galba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek biography
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biographical essay ⓘ work in the Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| author | Plutarch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| depicts |
Roman Republic
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Second Punic War ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
character of Marcus Claudius Marcellus
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military achievements of Marcus Claudius Marcellus ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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moral biography ⓘ |
| hasMoralTheme |
exemplary leadership
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patriotism ⓘ valor in war ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Siege of Syracuse
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surface form:
Battle of Syracuse
Roman campaigns in Sicily ⓘ |
| historicalSetting | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| includedIn | standard editions of Plutarch’s Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| influenced | later biographical writing about Roman generals ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Greco-Roman biography ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Marcus Claudius Marcellus ⓘ |
| mentions |
Hannibal (Carthaginian general)
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surface form:
Hannibal
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| partOf | Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| portrays |
Marcus Claudius Marcellus as a courageous general
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Marcus Claudius Marcellus ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Claudius Marcellus as a defender of Rome
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| preservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition of Plutarch ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
ancient history
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classics ⓘ literary studies ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | early modern historians of Rome ⓘ |
| workChronologyWithinParallelLives | one of the Roman Lives ⓘ |
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Subject: Life of Marcellus Description of subject: Life of Marcellus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, portraying the character and military achievements of the Roman general Marcus Claudius Marcellus.
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