Histories
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Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by Tacitus that chronicles the turbulent period of the Roman Empire following the death of Nero.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Histories canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1236889 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Histories Context triple: [Tacitus, workAuthored, Histories]
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A.
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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B.
Glimpses of World History
Glimpses of World History is a collection of letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter Indira Gandhi, offering a sweeping narrative of global history from ancient times to the early 20th century.
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C.
Living History
Living History is a memoir by Hillary Rodham Clinton recounting her early life, years as First Lady of the United States, and key political and personal experiences up to her 2000 Senate campaign.
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D.
Annals of the World
Annals of the World is a 17th-century chronological history of the world by Archbishop James Ussher, best known for its detailed biblical timeline that famously dates Creation to 4004 BC.
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E.
The History of England
The History of England is an 18th-century multi-volume historical work by David Hume that traces English history from ancient times through the 17th century and became highly influential in shaping modern historical writing.
- 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: Histories Target entity description: Histories is a major work of Roman historiography by Tacitus that chronicles the turbulent period of the Roman Empire following the death of Nero.
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A.
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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B.
Glimpses of World History
Glimpses of World History is a collection of letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru to his daughter Indira Gandhi, offering a sweeping narrative of global history from ancient times to the early 20th century.
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C.
Living History
Living History is a memoir by Hillary Rodham Clinton recounting her early life, years as First Lady of the United States, and key political and personal experiences up to her 2000 Senate campaign.
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D.
Annals of the World
Annals of the World is a 17th-century chronological history of the world by Archbishop James Ussher, best known for its detailed biblical timeline that famously dates Creation to 4004 BC.
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E.
The History of England
The History of England is an 18th-century multi-volume historical work by David Hume that traces English history from ancient times through the 17th century and became highly influential in shaping modern historical writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman literature
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history book ⓘ work of Roman historiography ⓘ |
| author | Tacitus ⓘ |
| chronicles | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| chroniclesPeriod |
Flavian dynasty
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Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| coversEvent |
Batavian revolt
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Flavian consolidation of power ⓘ Galba's reign ⓘ Otho's reign ⓘ Vespasian's rise to power ⓘ Vitellius's reign ⓘ civil wars of 69 AD ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
character of emperors
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civil war ⓘ imperial politics ⓘ military campaigns ⓘ role of the Senate ⓘ |
| genre | historiography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ Book V ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption of power
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instability of imperial succession ⓘ moral decline of Rome ⓘ |
| historicalMethod |
critical use of sources
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focus on moral and political analysis ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Livy
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Republican Roman historiography ⓘ Sallust ⓘ |
| intendedScope | reign of Galba to death of Domitian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Silver Age of Latin literature ⓘ |
| lostBooks | Books VI–XIV ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | senatorial viewpoint ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Annals ⓘ |
| startsWithEvent | death of Nero ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Roman civil wars of 69 AD
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transition from Julio-Claudian to Flavian rule ⓘ |
| survivingBooks |
Books I–IV complete
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part of Book V ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | late 1st century AD ⓘ |
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