Procopius
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Procopius was a 6th-century Byzantine historian best known for his detailed accounts of Emperor Justinian I’s reign, including the wars, buildings, and secret history of the empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Procopius of Caesarea | 17 |
| Procopius canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2001856 — 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.
Target entity: Procopius Context triple: [Alans, mentionedBy, Procopius]
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Ammianus Marcellinus
Ammianus Marcellinus was a 4th-century Roman historian and former soldier whose surviving work, the *Res Gestae*, is a major source for the history of the late Roman Empire.
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Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome from its legendary origins through the early 3rd century CE.
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C.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Dionysius of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian and rhetorician of the 1st century BC, best known for his work "Roman Antiquities," which offers a detailed account of early Roman history and institutions.
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Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus Siculus was a 1st-century BCE Greek historian best known for his universal history "Bibliotheca historica," which attempted to chronicle the history of the world from mythological times to his own era.
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E.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian historian and bishop, best known for his seminal work "Ecclesiastical History," which chronicles the early Church from the time of Christ to his own era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Procopius Target entity description: Procopius was a 6th-century Byzantine historian best known for his detailed accounts of Emperor Justinian I’s reign, including the wars, buildings, and secret history of the empire.
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A.
Ammianus Marcellinus
Ammianus Marcellinus was a 4th-century Roman historian and former soldier whose surviving work, the *Res Gestae*, is a major source for the history of the late Roman Empire.
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B.
Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome from its legendary origins through the early 3rd century CE.
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C.
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Dionysius of Halicarnassus was a Greek historian and rhetorician of the 1st century BC, best known for his work "Roman Antiquities," which offers a detailed account of early Roman history and institutions.
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D.
Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus Siculus was a 1st-century BCE Greek historian best known for his universal history "Bibliotheca historica," which attempted to chronicle the history of the world from mythological times to his own era.
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E.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Eusebius of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian historian and bishop, best known for his seminal work "Ecclesiastical History," which chronicles the early Church from the time of Christ to his own era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine historian
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late antique historian ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 500 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Caesarea Maritima
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Palaestina Prima ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima
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| citizenship | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| deathDate | circa 565 ⓘ |
| describedEvent |
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 527–532
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linked to:
Iberian War of Justinian
Gothic War (535–554) ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine–Ostrogothic conflicts
Nika riots ⓘ Vandalic War (533–534) ⓘ
linked to:
Vandalic War in North Africa
construction of Hagia Sophia under Justinian I ⓘ |
| educatedAt | school of rhetoric in Caesarea (probable) ⓘ |
| employer |
Byzantine imperial court
ⓘ
linked to:
imperial court of Constantinople
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| genre |
historiography
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military history ⓘ panegyric ⓘ political history ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
eight books of Wars
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six books on wars against Persians, Vandals, and Goths ⓘ two books on later Gothic War campaigns ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Justinianic era
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine period
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| influenced |
later Byzantine historians
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medieval historians of the Crusades ⓘ modern scholarship on Justinian I ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Byzantine–Sasanian wars
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman–Persian Wars
Gothic War ⓘ Justinianic building program ⓘ Vandalic War ⓘ
linked to:
Vandalic War in North Africa
court of Justinian I ⓘ
linked to:
imperial court of Constantinople
reign of Justinian I ⓘ
linked to:
Justinianic reforms
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| modeOfExpression |
public panegyric in Buildings
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secret invective in Secret History ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anecdota
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Buildings ⓘ History of the Wars ⓘ On the Buildings ⓘ Secret History ⓘ Wars ⓘ |
| occupation |
advocate
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historian ⓘ rhetor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
assessor to Belisarius
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legal adviser to Belisarius ⓘ secretary to Belisarius ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Constantinople
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linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
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| workPeriod | 6th century ⓘ |
| writingStyle | classicizing Greek prose ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Antonina
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Belisarius ⓘ Gothic kings of Italy ⓘ Justinian I ⓘ Khosrow I ⓘ Narses ⓘ Theodora ⓘ |
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Subject: Procopius Description of subject: Procopius was a 6th-century Byzantine historian best known for his detailed accounts of Emperor Justinian I’s reign, including the wars, buildings, and secret history of the empire.
Referenced by (26)
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