Πολύβιος
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Πολύβιος (Polybius) was a 2nd-century BCE ancient Greek historian best known for his work "The Histories," which analyzed the rise of the Roman Republic and its domination of the Mediterranean world.
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Target entity: Πολύβιος Context triple: [Polybius, nameInGreek, Πολύβιος]
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Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Dionysius of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian and rhetorician of the 1st century BC, best known for his work "Roman Antiquities," which offers a detailed account of early Roman history and institutions.
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Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus Siculus was a 1st-century BCE Greek historian best known for his universal history "Bibliotheca historica," which attempted to chronicle the history of the world from mythological times to his own era.
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Livy
Livy was the affectionate nickname of Olivia Langdon Clemens, the wife of American author Mark Twain and an important influence on his life and work.
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Livy
Livy was a renowned Roman historian best known for his monumental work "Ab Urbe Condita," which chronicled the history of Rome from its legendary founding through his own time.
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Diodorus Cronus
Diodorus Cronus was an ancient Greek Megarian philosopher and logician best known for formulating the Master Argument about possibility, necessity, and time.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Πολύβιος Target entity description: Πολύβιος (Polybius) was a 2nd-century BCE ancient Greek historian best known for his work "The Histories," which analyzed the rise of the Roman Republic and its domination of the Mediterranean world.
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A.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Dionysius of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian and rhetorician of the 1st century BC, best known for his work "Roman Antiquities," which offers a detailed account of early Roman history and institutions.
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Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus Siculus was a 1st-century BCE Greek historian best known for his universal history "Bibliotheca historica," which attempted to chronicle the history of the world from mythological times to his own era.
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C.
Livy
Livy was the affectionate nickname of Olivia Langdon Clemens, the wife of American author Mark Twain and an important influence on his life and work.
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Livy
Livy was a renowned Roman historian best known for his monumental work "Ab Urbe Condita," which chronicled the history of Rome from its legendary founding through his own time.
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Diodorus Cronus
Diodorus Cronus was an ancient Greek Megarian philosopher and logician best known for formulating the Master Argument about possibility, necessity, and time.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek historian
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historiographer ⓘ political thinker ⓘ |
| accompanied | Scipio Aemilianus in military campaigns ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Scipionic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 200 BCE ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Megalopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPolity | Achaean League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthRegion | Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Achaean League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 118 BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Greek ⓘ |
| eyewitnessTo |
Roman campaigns in Greece
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destruction of Carthage in 146 BCE ⓘ |
| father | Lycortas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | Achaean statesman ⓘ |
| focusPolity | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusRegion | Mediterranean world ⓘ |
| friendOf | Scipio Aemilianus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | universal history ⓘ |
| historicalMethod |
critical use of sources
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emphasis on eyewitness testimony ⓘ focus on causation in history ⓘ use of autopsy (personal inspection of sites) ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | major source for Hellenistic and early Roman history ⓘ |
| hostagePeriod | from 167 BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cicero
NERFINISHED
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Montesquieu NERFINISHED ⓘ Niccolò Machiavelli NERFINISHED ⓘ early modern theories of separation of powers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
The Histories
NERFINISHED
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analysis of the rise of the Roman Republic ⓘ concept of mixed constitution ⓘ theory of anacyclosis (cycle of constitutions) ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainWorkBooksPartiallyPreserved | books 6–18 in fragments and excerpts ⓘ |
| mainWorkBooksPlanned | 40 ⓘ |
| mainWorkBooksSurviving | 5 complete books ⓘ |
| mainWorkGreekTitle | Ἱστορίαι NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWorkSubject |
Roman domination of the Mediterranean
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rise of Roman power ⓘ |
| mainWorkTimeSpan | 264–146 BCE ⓘ |
| mainWorkTitle | The Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameInLatin | Polybius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
historian
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military analyst ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Achaean League aristocracy ⓘ |
| politicalTheoryConcept |
anacyclosis
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mixed constitution balancing monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy ⓘ |
| roleInAchaeanLeague | hostage negotiator and diplomat ⓘ |
| wasHostageIn | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
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