Macrobius
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Macrobius was a late Roman Neoplatonist philosopher and grammarian best known for his influential commentary on Cicero and his work "Saturnalia."
All labels observed (1)
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| Macrobius canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8310273 — 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.
Target entity: Macrobius Context triple: [De re publica, hasCommentaryBy, Macrobius]
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Lucian
Lucian is a powerful Lycan leader and central anti-hero in the "Underworld" film series, known for igniting the war between vampires and werewolves.
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Damascius
Damascius was a late antique Neoplatonist philosopher and the last scholarch of the Platonic Academy in Athens, known for his profound metaphysical works on the ineffable first principle.
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Lucian of Samosata
Lucian of Samosata was a 2nd-century Syrian-Greek satirist and rhetorician known for his witty dialogues that mocked philosophy, religion, and contemporary society.
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Nonnus of Panopolis
Nonnus of Panopolis was a 5th-century Greek poet best known for his epic "Dionysiaca," the longest surviving poem from ancient Greek literature.
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Valerius of Saragossa
Valerius of Saragossa was a 4th-century bishop of Zaragoza in Roman Hispania, venerated as a Christian saint and known as the mentor and companion of the martyr Saint Vincent of Saragossa.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Macrobius Target entity description: Macrobius was a late Roman Neoplatonist philosopher and grammarian best known for his influential commentary on Cicero and his work "Saturnalia."
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A.
Lucian
Lucian is a powerful Lycan leader and central anti-hero in the "Underworld" film series, known for igniting the war between vampires and werewolves.
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B.
Damascius
Damascius was a late antique Neoplatonist philosopher and the last scholarch of the Platonic Academy in Athens, known for his profound metaphysical works on the ineffable first principle.
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C.
Lucian of Samosata
Lucian of Samosata was a 2nd-century Syrian-Greek satirist and rhetorician known for his witty dialogues that mocked philosophy, religion, and contemporary society.
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D.
Nonnus of Panopolis
Nonnus of Panopolis was a 5th-century Greek poet best known for his epic "Dionysiaca," the longest surviving poem from ancient Greek literature.
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E.
Valerius of Saragossa
Valerius of Saragossa was a 4th-century bishop of Zaragoza in Roman Hispania, venerated as a Christian saint and known as the mentor and companion of the martyr Saint Vincent of Saragossa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neoplatonist philosopher
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grammarian ⓘ late Roman author ⓘ philosopher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | Somnium Scipionis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discussesInWorks |
Roman festivals
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Roman religion ⓘ cosmology ⓘ dream theory ⓘ music and harmony of the spheres ⓘ mythology ⓘ number symbolism ⓘ the soul ⓘ virtue ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| field |
antiquarian studies
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grammar ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| floruit | early 5th century CE ⓘ |
| fullName | Ambrosius Theodosius Macrobius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
antiquarian dialogue
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philosophical commentary ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance humanism
NERFINISHED
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medieval cosmology ⓘ medieval scholasticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ Plato ⓘ Plotinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Porphyry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis
NERFINISHED
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Saturnalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryFormOfSaturnalia | dialogue ⓘ |
| name | Macrobius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
commentator
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grammarian ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfSaturnalia | Saturnalia festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusOfWorksInMiddleAges |
authoritative source on classical learning
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highly read ⓘ |
| subjectOfWork | Cicero's Somnium Scipionis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| work |
Commentary on the Dream of Scipio
NERFINISHED
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Saturnalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Macrobius Description of subject: Macrobius was a late Roman Neoplatonist philosopher and grammarian best known for his influential commentary on Cicero and his work "Saturnalia."
Referenced by (5)
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