Life of Otho
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Life of Otho is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in the Parallel Lives, recounting the character and brief reign of the Roman emperor Otho.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Life of Otho canonical | 4 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek literature
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biographical essay ⓘ work by Plutarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
De vita Caesarum
ⓘ
surface form:
Lives of the Caesars tradition
|
| author | Plutarch ⓘ |
| collectionPosition | one of the later Lives in Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| countryOfSubject | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Year of the Four Emperors
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reign of Otho ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
brief reign of Otho
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character of Otho ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
ⓘ
historical prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Greek perspective on Roman history ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
moral evaluation of rulers
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personal character and power ⓘ political instability ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| intendedFunction |
character study
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moral instruction ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Greco-Roman biography ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Otho
ⓘ
Otho ⓘ
surface form:
Roman emperor Otho
|
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalWorkStatus | extant ⓘ |
| partOf | Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| relatedWork | other imperial Lives in Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| settingDescribed |
Roman Empire political crisis
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Rome ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | early 2nd century CE (approximate) ⓘ |
| workType | moral biography ⓘ |
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