Agricola
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Agricola is a biographical and historical work by the Roman historian Tacitus that recounts the life and military career of his father-in-law, the general Gnaeus Julius Agricola, and reflects on Roman rule in Britain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agricola canonical | 5 |
| Agricola series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1236891 — 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: Agricola Context triple: [Tacitus, workAuthored, Agricola]
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A.
Agricola
Agricola is a Finnish surname most famously borne by Mikael Agricola, the 16th-century clergyman known as the father of written Finnish.
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Splendor
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C.
Splendor Sine Occasu
Splendor Sine Occasu is the Latin motto of the Canadian province of British Columbia, expressing the idea of enduring or unending splendor.
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D.
The Farm
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E.
Populous
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Agricola Target entity description: Agricola is a biographical and historical work by the Roman historian Tacitus that recounts the life and military career of his father-in-law, the general Gnaeus Julius Agricola, and reflects on Roman rule in Britain.
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A.
Agricola
Agricola is a Finnish surname most famously borne by Mikael Agricola, the 16th-century clergyman known as the father of written Finnish.
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B.
Splendor
Splendor is the English rendering of the Hebrew word "Zohar," the title of the central mystical text of Kabbalah in Jewish tradition.
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C.
Splendor Sine Occasu
Splendor Sine Occasu is the Latin motto of the Canadian province of British Columbia, expressing the idea of enduring or unending splendor.
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D.
The Farm
The Farm is a popular nickname for Stanford University, reflecting its origins on the former Palo Alto Stock Farm owned by the Stanford family.
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E.
Populous
Populous is a global architecture and design firm renowned for creating major sports stadiums, arenas, and large-scale event venues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin literature
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biographical work ⓘ historical work ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | c. 98 AD ⓘ |
| author | Tacitus ⓘ |
| circulation | survived in medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| familyRelationContext | subject is Tacitus's father-in-law ⓘ |
| features |
critique of Domitianic tyranny
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description of the geography of Britain ⓘ ethnographic description of the Britons ⓘ praise of Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ
linked to:
Tacitus' Agricola
reflection on freedom and despotism ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ political literature ⓘ |
| hasDedicatee | Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ |
| historicalEventDescribed |
Battle of Mons Graupius
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Roman conquest of northern Britain ⓘ
linked to:
Roman conquest of Britain
|
| historicalFigureDepicted |
Domitian
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Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ |
| influenced |
later biographies of Roman generals
ⓘ
modern studies of Roman Britain ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
biography
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historical narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMotive |
commemoration of Agricola
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indirect criticism of Domitian ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae
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linked to:
Tacitus' Agricola
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| periodCovered | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Annals (Tacitus)
ⓘ
linked to:
Annals by Tacitus
Germania ⓘ Histories (Tacitus) ⓘ
linked to:
Tacitus’ Histories
|
| setting |
1st-century Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Britain ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Agricola ⓘ |
| structure |
account of military campaigns in Britain
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biographical narrative ⓘ conclusion and moral reflection ⓘ ethnographic and geographical digression on Britain ⓘ prologue ⓘ |
| subject |
Roman Britain
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Roman imperialism ⓘ Roman rule in Britain ⓘ governorship of Britain ⓘ life of Gnaeus Julius Agricola ⓘ military history ⓘ |
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Subject: Agricola Description of subject: Agricola is a biographical and historical work by the Roman historian Tacitus that recounts the life and military career of his father-in-law, the general Gnaeus Julius Agricola, and reflects on Roman rule in Britain.
Referenced by (6)
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