Brutus III
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Brutus III is the third in a series of influential Anti-Federalist essays, written under the pseudonym "Brutus," that argued against ratifying the proposed U.S. Constitution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brutus III canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Brutus III Context triple: [Brutus (pseudonymous Anti-Federalist writer), hasPart, Brutus III]
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Brutus II
Brutus II is the second in a series of influential Anti-Federalist essays, written under the pseudonym "Brutus," that argued against the proposed U.S. Constitution and warned of the dangers of a powerful central government.
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Mithridates VI Eupator
Mithridates VI Eupator was a powerful 1st-century BCE king of Pontus, famed for his fierce resistance to Roman expansion in the Mithridatic Wars and his legendary experiments with poisons and antidotes.
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Brutus I
Brutus I is a prominent Anti-Federalist essay that argues against the proposed U.S. Constitution by warning that a strong central government would endanger states’ rights and individual liberties.
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Gentius
Gentius was the last king of the Illyrian kingdom, known for his conflict with Rome that led to the Roman conquest of Illyria in the 2nd century BCE.
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Mithridates III of Pontus
Mithridates III of Pontus was a Hellenistic monarch of the Black Sea region who ruled the Kingdom of Pontus in the 2nd century BC and helped consolidate its power before the rise of his more famous successor, Mithridates VI.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Brutus III Target entity description: Brutus III is the third in a series of influential Anti-Federalist essays, written under the pseudonym "Brutus," that argued against ratifying the proposed U.S. Constitution.
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A.
Brutus II
Brutus II is the second in a series of influential Anti-Federalist essays, written under the pseudonym "Brutus," that argued against the proposed U.S. Constitution and warned of the dangers of a powerful central government.
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B.
Mithridates VI Eupator
Mithridates VI Eupator was a powerful 1st-century BCE king of Pontus, famed for his fierce resistance to Roman expansion in the Mithridatic Wars and his legendary experiments with poisons and antidotes.
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C.
Brutus I
Brutus I is a prominent Anti-Federalist essay that argues against the proposed U.S. Constitution by warning that a strong central government would endanger states’ rights and individual liberties.
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D.
Gentius
Gentius was the last king of the Illyrian kingdom, known for his conflict with Rome that led to the Roman conquest of Illyria in the 2nd century BCE.
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E.
Mithridates III of Pontus
Mithridates III of Pontus was a Hellenistic monarch of the Black Sea region who ruled the Kingdom of Pontus in the 2nd century BC and helped consolidate its power before the rise of his more famous successor, Mithridates VI.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century work
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Anti-Federalist essay ⓘ political essay ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 1787 ⓘ |
| author | Brutus ⓘ |
| authorPseudonymOf | unknown author ⓘ |
| citedAs | Brutus No. 3 ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
adequacy of representation in Congress
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distance between representatives and constituents ⓘ potential for aristocratic government ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | The Federalist Papers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
insufficient safeguards for individual rights
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size and scope of the proposed federal legislature ⓘ |
| documentType | pamphlet-style essay ⓘ |
| genre |
constitutional criticism
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political theory ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | skepticism toward large, centralized republics ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Founding of the United States
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surface form:
American Founding era
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| historicalSignificance | key text in Anti-Federalist constitutional thought ⓘ |
| influenced | public debate over U.S. Constitution ratification ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general American public in 1787–1788
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voters in ratifying conventions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
dangers of consolidated national power
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Virginia Plan ⓘ
surface form:
proposed U.S. Constitution
representation in a large republic ⓘ rights and liberties under the proposed Constitution ⓘ structure of the federal government ⓘ |
| medium | newspaper essay ⓘ |
| opposes | Federalist arguments for ratification ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anti-Federalist Papers
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Letters of Brutus ⓘ
surface form:
Brutus essays
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| politicalAlignment |
Anti-Federalists
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surface form:
Anti-Federalist
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| positionOn | opposition to ratification of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| publishedIn | New York ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Brutus I
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Brutus II ONNED1 ⓘ Brutus IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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