Valerius Flaccus
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Valerius Flaccus was a 1st-century Roman poet best known for his unfinished epic "Argonautica," a major work of the Silver Age of Latin literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valerius Flaccus canonical | 1 |
| Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6287982 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valerius Flaccus Context triple: [Silver Age of Latin literature, hasNotableAuthor, Valerius Flaccus]
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Statius
Statius was a prominent Roman poet of the Silver Age of Latin literature, best known for his epic "Thebaid" and his collection of occasional poems, the "Silvae."
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Ovid
Ovid was a renowned Roman poet of the Augustan age, best known for his mythological epic "Metamorphoses" and his influential love poetry.
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Ovid
Ovid is a widely used online research platform that provides access to medical, scientific, and academic literature databases, including MEDLINE.
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Marcus Statius Priscus
Marcus Statius Priscus was a 2nd-century Roman senator and general best known for his prominent military leadership during the Roman–Parthian conflicts under the Antonine emperors.
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Ennius
Ennius was an early Roman poet, often called the "father of Roman poetry," whose epic and dramatic works profoundly shaped later Latin literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Valerius Flaccus Target entity description: Valerius Flaccus was a 1st-century Roman poet best known for his unfinished epic "Argonautica," a major work of the Silver Age of Latin literature.
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A.
Statius
Statius was a prominent Roman poet of the Silver Age of Latin literature, best known for his epic "Thebaid" and his collection of occasional poems, the "Silvae."
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B.
Ovid
Ovid was a renowned Roman poet of the Augustan age, best known for his mythological epic "Metamorphoses" and his influential love poetry.
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C.
Ovid
Ovid is a widely used online research platform that provides access to medical, scientific, and academic literature databases, including MEDLINE.
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D.
Marcus Statius Priscus
Marcus Statius Priscus was a 2nd-century Roman senator and general best known for his prominent military leadership during the Roman–Parthian conflicts under the Antonine emperors.
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E.
Ennius
Ennius was an early Roman poet, often called the "father of Roman poetry," whose epic and dramatic works profoundly shaped later Latin literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1st-century Roman person
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Latin poet ⓘ Roman poet ⓘ |
| activeDuringReignOf | Vespasian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Flavian literary circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| cognomen | Flaccus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Flavian Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathApproximateDate | c. 90 CE (uncertain) ⓘ |
| dedicatedWorkTo |
Titus
NERFINISHED
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Vespasian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruitCentury | 1st century ⓘ |
| genre | epic poetry ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | important poet of the Flavian period ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Apollonius of Rhodes
NERFINISHED
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Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | Latin epic Argonautica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Silver Latin ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Silver Age of Latin literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | highly rhetorical Silver Latin style ⓘ |
| mythologicalCharactersInWork |
Aeetes
NERFINISHED
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Argonauts NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason NERFINISHED ⓘ Medea NERFINISHED ⓘ Pelias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalObjectInWork | Golden Fleece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTheme | voyage of the Argo ⓘ |
| name | Gaius Valerius Flaccus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Roman ⓘ |
| nomen | Valerius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Argonautica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | poet ⓘ |
| praenomen | Gaius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Roman Italy (probable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | date and completeness of Argonautica are debated ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork | Argonautica retells the myth of Jason and the Argonauts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivingWorksCount | 1 major surviving work ⓘ |
| textualTransmission | Argonautica survives in medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| workBasedOn | Argonautica is based on Greek mythological material ⓘ |
| workBooksCount | Argonautica has 8 books (extant) ⓘ |
| workForm | Argonautica is written in dactylic hexameter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workStatus | Argonautica is unfinished ⓘ |
| workTitle | Argonautica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | mythological epic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Valerius Flaccus Description of subject: Valerius Flaccus was a 1st-century Roman poet best known for his unfinished epic "Argonautica," a major work of the Silver Age of Latin literature.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Valerius Flaccus’ Argonautica