Historiae Romanae
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Historiae Romanae is a concise Latin historical work covering Roman history from its legendary origins to the early Roman Empire, written by the historian Velleius Paterculus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Historiae Romanae canonical | 1 |
| works of Velleius Paterculus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historiae Romanae Context triple: [Velleius Paterculus, notableWork, Historiae Romanae]
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A.
Florus’s Epitome of Roman History
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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B.
De vita Caesarum
De vita Caesarum is an early 2nd-century biographical work by Suetonius that chronicles the lives and characters of the first twelve Roman emperors, from Julius Caesar to Domitian.
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C.
Historia Romana
Historia Romana is a comprehensive history of Rome written by the ancient Greek historian Appian, covering Rome’s rise and major wars from its early days through the imperial period.
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D.
Historia Romana
Historia Romana is Cassius Dio’s extensive history of Rome, covering its development from legendary origins through the early third 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
- 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: Historiae Romanae Target entity description: Historiae Romanae is a concise Latin historical work covering Roman history from its legendary origins to the early Roman Empire, written by the historian Velleius Paterculus.
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A.
Florus’s Epitome of Roman History
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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B.
De vita Caesarum
De vita Caesarum is an early 2nd-century biographical work by Suetonius that chronicles the lives and characters of the first twelve Roman emperors, from Julius Caesar to Domitian.
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C.
Historia Romana
Historia Romana is a comprehensive history of Rome written by the ancient Greek historian Appian, covering Rome’s rise and major wars from its early days through the imperial period.
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D.
Historia Romana
Historia Romana is Cassius Dio’s extensive history of Rome, covering its development from legendary origins through the early third 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 historiography ⓘ historical work ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle | Historiae Romanae ad M. Vinicium consulem libri duo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDateWritten | c. AD 30 ⓘ |
| author | Velleius Paterculus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | chronological narrative of Roman history ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coversPeriodFrom | legendary origins of Rome ⓘ |
| coversPeriodTo | early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| coversReign |
Augustus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiberius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 1st century AD ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Marcus Vinicius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Roman aristocracy
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military campaigns of Rome ⓘ political history of Rome ⓘ |
| genre | history ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | yes ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyCommentary | yes ⓘ |
| historicalPerspective |
pro-Augustan
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pro-Tiberian ⓘ |
| includes |
accounts of Roman civil wars
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biographical sketches of Roman leaders ⓘ praise of Tiberius ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Livy
NERFINISHED
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Sallust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPrimarySourceFor |
early principate history
ⓘ
reign of Tiberius ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Silver Age of Latin literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Roman historical narrative ⓘ |
| mentionsEvent |
Battle of Actium
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rise of Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ transition from Republic to Empire ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 2 ⓘ |
| originallyDividedInto | two books ⓘ |
| style |
concise
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rhetorical ⓘ |
| subject | Roman history ⓘ |
| survivalState |
incomplete at the beginning
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incomplete at the end ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Historiae Romanae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | modern historians of early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| workStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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works of Velleius Paterculus