The Jugurthine War by Sallust
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*The Jugurthine War* by Sallust is a Roman historical monograph recounting Rome’s conflict with King Jugurtha of Numidia, notable for its moralizing analysis of Roman corruption and political decline.
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| The Jugurthine War by Sallust canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Jugurthine War by Sallust Context triple: [Bocchus I, knownFromWork, The Jugurthine War by Sallust]
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A.
Sallust's Bellum Catilinae
Sallust's Bellum Catilinae is a historical monograph by the Roman historian Sallust that narrates and analyzes the conspiracy led by Lucius Sergius Catilina against the Roman Republic.
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B.
The Trial of Lucullus
The Trial of Lucullus is a didactic radio play and later opera libretto by Bertolt Brecht that stages a posthumous trial of the Roman general Lucullus to critique war, imperialism, and class injustice.
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C.
The Continence of Scipio
The Continence of Scipio is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the Roman general Scipio Africanus nobly returning a captured woman to her fiancé.
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D.
The Continence of Scipio
The Continence of Scipio is a neoclassical history painting by Louis Lagrenée depicting the Roman general Scipio Africanus magnanimously returning a captured woman to her fiancé.
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E.
Life of Lucullus
Life of Lucullus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the life and character of the Roman general Lucius Licinius Lucullus.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Jugurthine War by Sallust Target entity description: *The Jugurthine War* by Sallust is a Roman historical monograph recounting Rome’s conflict with King Jugurtha of Numidia, notable for its moralizing analysis of Roman corruption and political decline.
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A.
Sallust's Bellum Catilinae
Sallust's Bellum Catilinae is a historical monograph by the Roman historian Sallust that narrates and analyzes the conspiracy led by Lucius Sergius Catilina against the Roman Republic.
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B.
The Trial of Lucullus
The Trial of Lucullus is a didactic radio play and later opera libretto by Bertolt Brecht that stages a posthumous trial of the Roman general Lucullus to critique war, imperialism, and class injustice.
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C.
The Continence of Scipio
The Continence of Scipio is a neoclassical history painting by Scottish artist Gavin Hamilton depicting the Roman general Scipio Africanus nobly returning a captured woman to her fiancé.
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D.
The Continence of Scipio
The Continence of Scipio is a neoclassical history painting by Louis Lagrenée depicting the Roman general Scipio Africanus magnanimously returning a captured woman to her fiancé.
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E.
Life of Lucullus
Life of Lucullus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the life and character of the Roman general Lucius Licinius Lucullus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin prose work
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Roman historiography ⓘ historical monograph ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | c. 41–40 BC ⓘ |
| author | Sallust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
character sketches of leading Romans
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digressions on Roman politics ⓘ programmatic preface on Roman moral decline ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversEvents | Roman–Numidian conflict 112–105 BC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Roman senatorial corruption
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avarice and ambition in Roman elite ⓘ |
| emphasizesTheme |
conflict between virtus and corruption
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moral decay of the Roman Republic ⓘ rise of new men in Roman politics ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Gaius Marius
NERFINISHED
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Jugurtha NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucius Cornelius Sulla NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman senators ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Rome’s war against Jugurtha of Numidia
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corruption in the Roman aristocracy ⓘ decline of Roman morals ⓘ military campaigns in Numidia ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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moral history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasModernTitle | The Jugurthine War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSourceFor |
Jugurthine War
NERFINISHED
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early career of Gaius Marius ⓘ early career of Sulla ⓘ |
| influenced | later Roman historians ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
archaizing
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concise ⓘ moralizing ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jugurtha
NERFINISHED
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Jugurthine War NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic politics ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Bellum Iugurthinum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sallust’s historical corpus ⓘ |
| portrays |
Jugurtha as both capable and ruthless
NERFINISHED
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Marius as a novus homo ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Conspiracy of Catiline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| structure | continuous prose narrative ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Roman history scholarship
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classical philology ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | late 1st century BC ⓘ |
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