De militia Romana
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De militia Romana is a scholarly work by Justus Lipsius that reconstructs and analyzes the organization, tactics, and discipline of the ancient Roman military.
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| De militia Romana canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De militia Romana Context triple: [Justus Lipsius, notableWork, De militia Romana]
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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.
Gallic Wars
The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns led by Julius Caesar in the 1st century BCE that resulted in the Roman conquest of Gaul and greatly increased Caesar’s power and fame.
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C.
Commentarii de Bello Civili
Commentarii de Bello Civili is Julius Caesar’s firsthand historical account of the Roman civil war, detailing his conflict with Pompey and the senatorial faction.
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D.
The Last Legion
The Last Legion is a 2007 historical fantasy adventure film about the fall of the Western Roman Empire and a young emperor’s quest to find the legendary Ninth Legion.
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E.
Historia Romana
Historia Romana is Cassius Dio’s extensive history of Rome, covering its development from legendary origins through the early third century CE.
- 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: De militia Romana Target entity description: De militia Romana is a scholarly work by Justus Lipsius that reconstructs and analyzes the organization, tactics, and discipline of the ancient Roman military.
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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.
Gallic Wars
The Gallic Wars were a series of military campaigns led by Julius Caesar in the 1st century BCE that resulted in the Roman conquest of Gaul and greatly increased Caesar’s power and fame.
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C.
Commentarii de Bello Civili
Commentarii de Bello Civili is Julius Caesar’s firsthand historical account of the Roman civil war, detailing his conflict with Pompey and the senatorial faction.
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D.
The Last Legion
The Last Legion is a 2007 historical fantasy adventure film about the fall of the Western Roman Empire and a young emperor’s quest to find the legendary Ninth Legion.
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E.
Historia Romana
Historia Romana is Cassius Dio’s extensive history of Rome, covering its development from legendary origins through the early third century CE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work ⓘ treatise ⓘ |
| aboutPeriod |
Roman Empire
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Roman Republic ⓘ Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Rome
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| aimsTo |
analyze Roman tactics and discipline
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reconstruct Roman military system ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Leuven intellectual milieu ⓘ |
| author | Justus Lipsius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Southern Netherlands ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Roman studies
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classical philology ⓘ military studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Roman military institutions
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surface form:
Roman army hierarchy
Roman military law ⓘ battle tactics ⓘ camp layout ⓘ equipment of Roman soldiers ⓘ legionary organization ⓘ military discipline ⓘ punishments in the Roman army ⓘ recruitment of soldiers ⓘ rewards in the Roman army ⓘ training of soldiers ⓘ |
| genre |
classical scholarship
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military history ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
humanist scholarship
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philological reconstruction ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance views of Roman warfare
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early modern military theory ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
scholars of antiquity
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students of military history ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman army organization
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Roman army ⓘ
surface form:
Roman military
Roman military discipline ⓘ Roman military tactics ⓘ |
| partOf | Justus Lipsius's works on Roman history ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Poliorceticon ⓘ |
| scholarlyApproach |
critical analysis of ancient sources
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systematic reconstruction of Roman army ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Livy
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Polybius ⓘ Tacitus ⓘ Vegetius ⓘ ancient Roman historians ⓘ |
| workPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
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