Periochae
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Periochae are concise Latin summaries of Livy’s monumental History of Rome, preserving the work’s narrative outline where the original books are lost.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Periochae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8317968 — 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: Periochae Context triple: [History of Rome, partiallyPreservedThrough, Periochae]
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A.
Perioikoi
The Perioikoi were a free but non-citizen class in ancient Sparta, living in surrounding communities and serving as traders, craftsmen, and auxiliary soldiers under Spartan control.
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B.
Periopis
Periopis is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the women sometimes named as the mother of the hero Patroclus.
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C.
Pefkochori
Pefkochori is a popular seaside village in northern Greece known for its beaches, pine trees, and tourist resorts on the Kassandra peninsula.
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D.
Periphas
Periphas is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the sons of Althaea, queen of Calydon.
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E.
Parerga
Parerga is a collection of supplementary philosophical essays by Arthur Schopenhauer, included as part of his larger work "Parerga and Paralipomena."
- 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: Periochae Target entity description: Periochae are concise Latin summaries of Livy’s monumental History of Rome, preserving the work’s narrative outline where the original books are lost.
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A.
Perioikoi
The Perioikoi were a free but non-citizen class in ancient Sparta, living in surrounding communities and serving as traders, craftsmen, and auxiliary soldiers under Spartan control.
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B.
Periopis
Periopis is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the women sometimes named as the mother of the hero Patroclus.
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C.
Pefkochori
Pefkochori is a popular seaside village in northern Greece known for its beaches, pine trees, and tourist resorts on the Kassandra peninsula.
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D.
Periphas
Periphas is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the sons of Althaea, queen of Calydon.
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E.
Parerga
Parerga is a collection of supplementary philosophical essays by Arthur Schopenhauer, included as part of his larger work "Parerga and Paralipomena."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose text
ⓘ
ancient Roman historical work ⓘ summary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Latin literature
ⓘ
Roman historiography ⓘ classical philology ⓘ |
| authorOfOriginalWorkSummarized | Livy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ab Urbe Condita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Latin historical texts
ⓘ
ancient historical epitomes ⓘ |
| circulation | transmitted in medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| contains |
brief accounts of major Roman events
ⓘ
summaries of political and military episodes ⓘ |
| describesWorkOf | Titus Livius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Roman Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Roman Empire ⓘ early Roman monarchy ⓘ |
| function |
preserve narrative outline of Livy’s History of Rome
ⓘ
provide summaries of lost books of Livy ⓘ |
| genre |
epitome
ⓘ
historical summary ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | key source for otherwise lost parts of Livy ⓘ |
| influencedField |
reconstruction of Roman Republican history
ⓘ
understanding of Livy’s lost books ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| originalWorkAuthor | Titus Livius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves |
narrative sequence of Livy’s History of Rome
ⓘ
structure of Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita ⓘ |
| relationshipToLivy | epitomizes each book of Ab Urbe Condita ⓘ |
| scholarlyUse |
comparison with surviving books of Livy
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source criticism of Livy’s narrative ⓘ |
| structure | series of short notices corresponding to Livy’s books ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
classical scholars
ⓘ
historians of ancient Rome ⓘ textual critics ⓘ |
| subject | history of Rome ⓘ |
| textType |
book-by-book abstract
ⓘ
concise summary ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reconstructing lost portions of Livy
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study of Roman historiography ⓘ teaching Roman history ⓘ |
| workChronologyCovered |
from the foundation of Rome
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to the early Roman Empire ⓘ |
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Subject: Periochae Description of subject: Periochae are concise Latin summaries of Livy’s monumental History of Rome, preserving the work’s narrative outline where the original books are lost.
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
History of Rome