Epistulae
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Epistulae is a collection of letters by Pliny the Younger that offers a detailed and personal glimpse into Roman political, social, and intellectual life in the late first and early second centuries AD.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Epistulae Context triple: [Pliny the Younger, notableWork, Epistulae]
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Epistulae ex Ponto
Epistulae ex Ponto is a collection of elegiac letters by the Roman poet Ovid, written during his exile on the Black Sea and addressed to friends and family in Rome.
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Epistolae
Epistolae is a collection of letters by Anselm of Canterbury that offers insight into his theological thought, spiritual guidance, and ecclesiastical affairs.
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Epistles
Epistles is a collection of poetic letters by the Roman poet Horace that blend moral reflection, literary criticism, and personal commentary in polished Latin verse.
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Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium is a collection of moral and philosophical letters by the Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger, offering practical guidance on ethics, virtue, and the good life.
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E.
Epistolae obscurorum virorum
Epistolae obscurorum virorum is a satirical collection of fictitious letters from supposedly ignorant theologians that mocked scholasticism and supported the humanist and reformist movements in early 16th-century Germany.
- 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: Epistulae Target entity description: Epistulae is a collection of letters by Pliny the Younger that offers a detailed and personal glimpse into Roman political, social, and intellectual life in the late first and early second centuries AD.
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A.
Epistulae ex Ponto
Epistulae ex Ponto is a collection of elegiac letters by the Roman poet Ovid, written during his exile on the Black Sea and addressed to friends and family in Rome.
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B.
Epistolae
Epistolae is a collection of letters by Anselm of Canterbury that offers insight into his theological thought, spiritual guidance, and ecclesiastical affairs.
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C.
Epistles
Epistles is a collection of poetic letters by the Roman poet Horace that blend moral reflection, literary criticism, and personal commentary in polished Latin verse.
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D.
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium
Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium is a collection of moral and philosophical letters by the Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger, offering practical guidance on ethics, virtue, and the good life.
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E.
Epistolae obscurorum virorum
Epistolae obscurorum virorum is a satirical collection of fictitious letters from supposedly ignorant theologians that mocked scholasticism and supported the humanist and reformist movements in early 16th-century Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
ⓘ
collection of letters ⓘ literary work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Epistulae
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surface form:
Letters of Pliny the Younger
|
| author | Pliny the Younger ⓘ |
| containsCorrespondenceWith |
Trajan
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Trajan
Suetonius ⓘ Tacitus ⓘ |
| containsFamousLetterAbout | eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman senatorial aristocracy ⓘ |
| documentsRoleOfAuthorAs |
Roman senator
ⓘ
imperial governor ⓘ |
| genre |
epistolary literature
ⓘ
letter collection ⓘ |
| hasForm | carefully edited literary letters ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
Domitian
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surface form:
reign of Domitian
reign of Nerva ⓘ reign of Trajan ⓘ |
| includesAccountOf | persecution of Christians in Bithynia ⓘ |
| influenced | later epistolary literature ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | educated Roman readers ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Silver Age of Latin literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman intellectual life
ⓘ
Roman political life ⓘ Roman social life ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed description of daily life
ⓘ
insight into Roman administration ⓘ literary self-consciousness ⓘ personal tone ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Epistulae ⓘ |
| providesPerspectiveOn |
Roman legal practice
ⓘ
Roman literary culture ⓘ Roman provincial administration ⓘ Roman senatorial elite ⓘ |
| settingOfManyLetters |
Bithynia
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surface form:
Bithynia-Pontus
Rome ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Latin literature
ⓘ
ancient history ⓘ classical philology ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition |
early 2nd century AD
ⓘ
late 1st century AD ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
Roman political history
ⓘ
Roman social history ⓘ history of early Christianity ⓘ history of early Roman Empire ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Letters to Trajan
this entity surface form:
letters of Pliny the Younger
this entity surface form:
Letters of Pliny the Younger
this entity surface form:
Epistulae of Pliny the Younger
this entity surface form:
Pliny, Epistulae 10.96
this entity surface form:
Pliny, Epistulae 10.97
subject surface form:
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus
subject surface form:
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus
this entity surface form:
Letters of Pliny the Younger
this entity surface form:
Volume 9: Letters and Treatises of Cicero and Pliny