Florus’s Epitome of Roman History
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Florus’s *Epitome of Roman History* is a concise early 2nd-century AD Latin summary of Rome’s history from its legendary origins to the Augustan age, emphasizing moral lessons and rhetorical flourish over strict chronology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Florus’s Epitome of Roman History canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Florus’s Epitome of Roman History Context triple: [Battle of Aquae Sextiae, primarySource, Florus’s Epitome of Roman History]
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Cassius Dio’s Roman History
Cassius Dio’s Roman History is a multi-volume work by the Roman senator and historian Cassius Dio that chronicles the history of Rome from its legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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Historia Augusta
The Historia Augusta is a late Roman collection of imperial biographies, notable for its mix of historical fact and fictionalized material about emperors and usurpers.
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Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
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Tacitus’ Histories
Tacitus’ Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by the senator and historian Tacitus, covering the turbulent events of the Roman Empire in the late first century CE.
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Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita
Livy’s *Ab Urbe Condita* is a monumental multi-volume history of Rome written in Latin, tracing the city’s legendary founding through the early empire and shaping later European views of Roman history and virtue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Florus’s Epitome of Roman History Target entity description: Florus’s *Epitome of Roman History* is a concise early 2nd-century AD Latin summary of Rome’s history from its legendary origins to the Augustan age, emphasizing moral lessons and rhetorical flourish over strict chronology.
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A.
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
Cassius Dio’s Roman History is a multi-volume work by the Roman senator and historian Cassius Dio that chronicles the history of Rome from its legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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B.
Historia Augusta
The Historia Augusta is a late Roman collection of imperial biographies, notable for its mix of historical fact and fictionalized material about emperors and usurpers.
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C.
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
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D.
Tacitus’ Histories
Tacitus’ Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by the senator and historian Tacitus, covering the turbulent events of the Roman Empire in the late first century CE.
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E.
Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita
Livy’s *Ab Urbe Condita* is a monumental multi-volume history of Rome written in Latin, tracing the city’s legendary founding through the early empire and shaping later European views of Roman history and virtue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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Roman historical epitome ⓘ historical work ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Epitoma de Tito Livio bellorum omnium annorum DCC
NERFINISHED
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Epitome de T. Livio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approach | thematic rather than strictly chronological ⓘ |
| audience | educated Roman readers ⓘ |
| author | Florus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalCoverage | approximately 753 BC to early 1st century AD ⓘ |
| circulated | throughout the Latin West in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| contains | preface with programmatic statement of Rome’s history ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| emphasis |
Roman virtus and glory
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moral lessons ⓘ rhetorical flourish ⓘ |
| evaluatedByModernScholarsAs |
tendentious and rhetorical rather than strictly historical
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valuable for reception of Livy ⓘ |
| evaluates | Roman leaders in moral terms ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Roman wars
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exempla of Roman virtue and vice ⓘ expansion of Roman power ⓘ |
| genre |
epitome
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rhetorical history ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | collections of minor Roman historians ⓘ |
| influenced | later medieval compendia of Roman history ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Roman rhetorical education ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | continuous prose narrative ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Silver Age Latin literature ⓘ |
| modernEditions | published in critical editions of Latin historical texts ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | from the founding of Rome to the reign of Augustus ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | Rome’s history as a life cycle of growth and decline ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Latin manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| structure | two books ⓘ |
| style |
concise
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highly rhetorical ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | political and military history of Rome ⓘ |
| survivesAs | complete text ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Augustan age
NERFINISHED
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legendary origins of Rome ⓘ |
| transmission | widely copied in medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| usedAs | school text in late antiquity and the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| uses |
dramatic battle descriptions
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moralizing digressions ⓘ |
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