Zosimus
E237313
Zosimus was a Byzantine historian of the early 6th century best known for his pagan-leaning account of the later Roman Empire in his work "New History."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zosimus canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2101480 — 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: Zosimus Context triple: [New History, author, Zosimus]
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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.
Procopius
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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C.
Eusebius of Nicomedia
Eusebius of Nicomedia was a 4th-century Christian bishop and influential Arian supporter who played a key role in the theological and political controversies surrounding the Council of Nicaea.
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D.
Dorotheos
Dorotheos is a Greek given name of religious origin, meaning "gift of God."
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E.
Modestinus
Modestinus was a prominent Roman jurist of the 3rd century whose legal opinions were highly influential and later incorporated into Justinian’s Digest.
- 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: Zosimus Target entity description: Zosimus was a Byzantine historian of the early 6th century best known for his pagan-leaning account of the later Roman Empire in his work "New History."
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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.
Procopius
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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C.
Eusebius of Nicomedia
Eusebius of Nicomedia was a 4th-century Christian bishop and influential Arian supporter who played a key role in the theological and political controversies surrounding the Council of Nicaea.
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D.
Dorotheos
Dorotheos is a Greek given name of religious origin, meaning "gift of God."
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E.
Modestinus
Modestinus was a prominent Roman jurist of the 3rd century whose legal opinions were highly influential and later incorporated into Justinian’s Digest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine historian
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late antique historian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Byzantine historiographical tradition
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pagan intellectual circles of late antiquity ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 6th century ⓘ |
| citedBy | modern historians of late antiquity ⓘ |
| culture | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| floruit | early 6th century ⓘ |
| genre |
historiography
ⓘ
political history ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed |
late Roman Empire
ⓘ
later Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Late Antiquity
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| historicalTheme |
decline and fall of the Roman Empire
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transition from paganism to Christianity in the Empire ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later debates on the fall of Rome ⓘ |
| knownFor | pagan-leaning account of the later Roman Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
New History
ⓘ
linked to:
Νέα Ἱστορία
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| occupation | historian ⓘ |
| perspective |
critical of Christian emperors
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hostile to Christianity ⓘ |
| regionDescribed |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | pagan ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly debate on pagan vs Christian interpretations of Rome’s decline ⓘ |
| survivingWorkCount | 1 ⓘ |
| textualTransmission | preserved in medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| usesSourcesFrom |
Olympiodorus of Thebes
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earlier Roman historians ⓘ |
| viewOnRomeDecline | attributes decline partly to abandonment of traditional pagan cults ⓘ |
| workTitle |
New History
ⓘ
linked to:
Νέα Ἱστορία
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zosimus Description of subject: Zosimus was a Byzantine historian of the early 6th century best known for his pagan-leaning account of the later Roman Empire in his work "New History."
Referenced by (5)
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