Life of Constantine
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Life of Constantine is a biographical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that portrays the life, reign, and Christian piety of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Life of Constantine canonical | 3 |
| De vita Constantini | 1 |
| Eusebius of Caesarea’s Vita Constantini | 1 |
| Eusebius’ Life of Constantine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life of Constantine Context triple: [Eusebius of Caesarea, notableWork, Life of Constantine]
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A.
Renovatio imperii Romanorum
Renovatio imperii Romanorum was a medieval political and ideological slogan expressing the ambition to restore the power and glory of the ancient Roman Empire under new rulers.
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B.
Chronicles
Chronicles is a biblical historical book that recounts and interprets the history of Israel and Judah, focusing on their kings, temple worship, and covenant relationship with God.
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C.
Book of Glory
The Book of Glory is the second major section of the Gospel of John that focuses on Jesus’ final teachings, passion, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his glorification through these events.
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D.
Zosimus' "New History"
Zosimus' "New History" is a late antique Greek historical work that offers a pagan, critical account of the Roman Empire’s decline, including a detailed narrative of the Sack of Rome in 410.
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E.
Appian’s Roman History
Appian’s Roman History is a multi-volume historical work by the ancient Greek historian Appian that chronicles the rise and conflicts of the Roman Republic, including its wars with Carthage and the career of Hannibal.
- 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: Life of Constantine Target entity description: Life of Constantine is a biographical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that portrays the life, reign, and Christian piety of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.
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A.
Renovatio imperii Romanorum
Renovatio imperii Romanorum was a medieval political and ideological slogan expressing the ambition to restore the power and glory of the ancient Roman Empire under new rulers.
-
B.
Chronicles
Chronicles is a biblical historical book that recounts and interprets the history of Israel and Judah, focusing on their kings, temple worship, and covenant relationship with God.
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C.
Book of Glory
The Book of Glory is the second major section of the Gospel of John that focuses on Jesus’ final teachings, passion, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his glorification through these events.
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D.
Zosimus' "New History"
Zosimus' "New History" is a late antique Greek historical work that offers a pagan, critical account of the Roman Empire’s decline, including a detailed narrative of the Sack of Rome in 410.
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E.
Appian’s Roman History
Appian’s Roman History is a multi-volume historical work by the ancient Greek historian Appian that chronicles the rise and conflicts of the Roman Republic, including its wars with Carthage and the career of Hannibal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
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biographical work ⓘ late antique text ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Life of Constantine
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surface form:
De vita Constantini
Vita Constantini ⓘ |
| approximateDateWritten |
after 337 CE
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circa 337–339 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
First Council of Nicaea
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surface form:
Council of Nicaea
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| author | Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ |
| bookCount | 4 ⓘ |
| completionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| contains | panegyrical elements ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 4th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian piety of Constantine the Great
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life of Constantine the Great ⓘ reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ |
| describes |
Constantine’s building projects for the Church
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Constantine’s laws favorable to Christians ⓘ Constantine’s patronage of bishops ⓘ Constantine’s vision before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge ⓘ First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Nicaea
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| focusesOn |
Constantine’s conversion to Christianity
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Constantine’s imperial policies ⓘ Constantine’s support for the Christian Church ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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hagiography ⓘ |
| hasSubject | relationship between Church and Empire ⓘ |
| historicalReliability | biased in favor of Constantine ⓘ |
| historicalValue | primary source for Constantine’s reign ⓘ |
| includes |
documents related to Church councils
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imperial edicts ⓘ letters of Constantine ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian imperial biography
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later Byzantine imperial ideology ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Constantinus Magnus
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surface form:
Constantine the Great
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| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Caesarea Maritima ⓘ |
| portraysAs | Constantine the Great as a model Christian emperor ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective |
Christianity
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surface form:
Christian
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| structure | four books ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
church history
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late Roman history ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | pro-Nicene leaning ⓘ |
| tone |
apologetic
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laudatory ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
De vita Constantini
Constantine the Great’s campaign against Maxentius in northern Italy
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primarySource
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Life of Constantine
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this entity surface form:
Eusebius of Caesarea’s Vita Constantini
this entity surface form:
Eusebius’ Life of Constantine