Synopsis of Histories
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Synopsis of Histories is a medieval Byzantine chronicle by John Skylitzes that narrates the history of the Byzantine Empire from the late 9th to the late 11th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| Synopsis of Histories canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20934031 — 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: Synopsis of Histories Context triple: [John Skylitzes, notableWork, Synopsis of Histories]
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Ten Books of Histories
Ten Books of Histories is a late 6th-century Latin historical work by Gregory of Tours that chronicles the political, religious, and social history of the Merovingian Franks.
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Bibliotheca historica
Bibliotheca historica is an extensive universal history written in Greek in the 1st century BCE, covering mythic origins through the author’s own era and serving as a key source for many lost ancient works.
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Book of Histories
The Book of Histories is a 12th-century Byzantine scholarly compilation by John Tzetzes that retells and explains a wide range of classical myths, histories, and literary references.
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Chronica maiora
Chronica maiora is a major historical chronicle traditionally attributed to Isidore of Seville that compiles and interprets universal history from Creation to the author’s own time.
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Twenty-Four Histories
The Twenty-Four Histories are the authoritative collection of traditional Chinese official dynastic histories, covering Chinese history from legendary times through the Ming dynasty.
- 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: Synopsis of Histories Target entity description: Synopsis of Histories is a medieval Byzantine chronicle by John Skylitzes that narrates the history of the Byzantine Empire from the late 9th to the late 11th century.
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A.
Ten Books of Histories
Ten Books of Histories is a late 6th-century Latin historical work by Gregory of Tours that chronicles the political, religious, and social history of the Merovingian Franks.
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B.
Bibliotheca historica
Bibliotheca historica is an extensive universal history written in Greek in the 1st century BCE, covering mythic origins through the author’s own era and serving as a key source for many lost ancient works.
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C.
Book of Histories
The Book of Histories is a 12th-century Byzantine scholarly compilation by John Tzetzes that retells and explains a wide range of classical myths, histories, and literary references.
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D.
Chronica maiora
Chronica maiora is a major historical chronicle traditionally attributed to Isidore of Seville that compiles and interprets universal history from Creation to the author’s own time.
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E.
Twenty-Four Histories
The Twenty-Four Histories are the authoritative collection of traditional Chinese official dynastic histories, covering Chinese history from legendary times through the Ming dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.