Thrasyllus of Mendes
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Thrasyllus of Mendes was a 1st-century CE Egyptian astrologer and scholar who served as Tiberius’s court astrologer and famously arranged Plato’s dialogues into the influential Thrasyllan tetralogies.
All labels observed (1)
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| Thrasyllus of Mendes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Thrasyllus of Mendes Context triple: [Thrasyllan tetralogies, attributedTo, Thrasyllus of Mendes]
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Thrasyllus
Thrasyllus was an Athenian general and politician of the late 5th century BCE who played a prominent role in the naval campaigns of the Peloponnesian War.
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Heraclas of Alexandria
Heraclas of Alexandria was a 3rd-century Christian scholar and bishop of Alexandria, known for succeeding Origen as head of the Catechetical School and later serving as patriarch of the Alexandrian church.
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Eudorus of Alexandria
Eudorus of Alexandria was an influential 1st-century BCE philosopher whose work helped shape Middle Platonism by reinterpreting Plato through Pythagorean and other earlier Greek traditions.
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Pionius of Smyrna
Pionius of Smyrna was a 3rd-century Christian presbyter and martyr renowned for his steadfast refusal to renounce his faith during the Decian persecution.
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Fasilides
Fasilides was a 17th-century Emperor of Ethiopia known for consolidating imperial power, restoring Orthodox Christianity as the state religion, and founding the city of Gondar as his capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thrasyllus of Mendes Target entity description: Thrasyllus of Mendes was a 1st-century CE Egyptian astrologer and scholar who served as Tiberius’s court astrologer and famously arranged Plato’s dialogues into the influential Thrasyllan tetralogies.
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A.
Thrasyllus
Thrasyllus was an Athenian general and politician of the late 5th century BCE who played a prominent role in the naval campaigns of the Peloponnesian War.
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B.
Heraclas of Alexandria
Heraclas of Alexandria was a 3rd-century Christian scholar and bishop of Alexandria, known for succeeding Origen as head of the Catechetical School and later serving as patriarch of the Alexandrian church.
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C.
Eudorus of Alexandria
Eudorus of Alexandria was an influential 1st-century BCE philosopher whose work helped shape Middle Platonism by reinterpreting Plato through Pythagorean and other earlier Greek traditions.
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D.
Pionius of Smyrna
Pionius of Smyrna was a 3rd-century Christian presbyter and martyr renowned for his steadfast refusal to renounce his faith during the Decian persecution.
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E.
Fasilides
Fasilides was a 17th-century Emperor of Ethiopia known for consolidating imperial power, restoring Orthodox Christianity as the state religion, and founding the city of Gondar as his capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic-era astrologer
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ancient Egyptian person ⓘ astrologer ⓘ editor of Plato ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfDeath | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexandrian scholarship
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Roman imperial court ⓘ Tiberius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Roman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Capri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Tiberius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Platonic studies
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astrology ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| hasVariantName |
Thrasyllus of Alexandria
NERFINISHED
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Tiberius Claudius Thrasyllus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman imperial astrology
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ancient Platonist scholarship ⓘ later editors of Plato’s dialogues ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arranging Plato’s dialogues into tetralogies
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astrological writings ⓘ serving as court astrologer to the Roman emperor Tiberius ⓘ the Thrasyllan arrangement of Plato’s works ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| memberOf | Tiberius’s inner circle ⓘ |
| name | Thrasyllus of Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Thrasyllan tetralogies of Plato
NERFINISHED
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astrological treatises (now lost) ⓘ |
| occupation |
astrologer
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literary editor ⓘ philosopher ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Platonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Mendes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Greco-Egyptian polytheism ⓘ |
| residence |
Capri
NERFINISHED
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Rome ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Suetonius’s The Twelve Caesars
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Tacitus’s Annals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentOf | Tiberius (in astrology and philosophy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInOffice | reign of Tiberius ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Capri
NERFINISHED
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Rome ⓘ |
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Subject: Thrasyllus of Mendes Description of subject: Thrasyllus of Mendes was a 1st-century CE Egyptian astrologer and scholar who served as Tiberius’s court astrologer and famously arranged Plato’s dialogues into the influential Thrasyllan tetralogies.
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