Life of Julius Caesar
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Life of Julius Caesar is Plutarch’s biographical account of the Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar, focusing on his character, political career, and role in the fall of the Roman Republic.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Life of Julius Caesar canonical | 6 |
| Plutarch’s Life of Caesar | 5 |
| Julius Caesar as central political figure | 1 |
| the life and death of Julius Caesar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3315731 — 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: Life of Julius Caesar Context triple: [Plutarch’s Parallel Lives, hasPart, Life of Julius Caesar]
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Caesar and Cleopatra
"Caesar and Cleopatra" is a 1945 British historical drama film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play, starring Vivien Leigh as Cleopatra alongside Claude Rains as Julius Caesar.
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Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator whose military conquests and political reforms paved the way for the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
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God and Caesar
"God and Caesar" is a political and philosophical work by British politician Shirley Williams that explores the relationship between religious faith and public life.
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Caesar’s wife
Caesar’s wife is a proverbial figure symbolizing the expectation that those closely associated with people in power must be above suspicion in both conduct and appearance.
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De vita Caesarum
De vita Caesarum is an early 2nd-century biographical work by Suetonius that chronicles the lives and characters of the first twelve Roman emperors, from Julius Caesar to Domitian.
- 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: Life of Julius Caesar Target entity description: Life of Julius Caesar is Plutarch’s biographical account of the Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar, focusing on his character, political career, and role in the fall of the Roman Republic.
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A.
Caesar and Cleopatra
"Caesar and Cleopatra" is a 1945 British historical drama film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play, starring Vivien Leigh as Cleopatra alongside Claude Rains as Julius Caesar.
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B.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator whose military conquests and political reforms paved the way for the end of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
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C.
God and Caesar
"God and Caesar" is a political and philosophical work by British politician Shirley Williams that explores the relationship between religious faith and public life.
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D.
Caesar’s wife
Caesar’s wife is a proverbial figure symbolizing the expectation that those closely associated with people in power must be above suspicion in both conduct and appearance.
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E.
De vita Caesarum
De vita Caesarum is an early 2nd-century biographical work by Suetonius that chronicles the lives and characters of the first twelve Roman emperors, from Julius Caesar to Domitian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek biography
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biographical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo | illustrate virtues and vices through Caesar’s life ⓘ |
| author | Plutarch ⓘ |
| circulation |
widely read in Renaissance Europe
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widespread in the Byzantine period ⓘ |
| contains | comparative moral judgments ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| describesEvent |
Caesar’s civil war against Pompey
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Caesar’s conquest of Gaul ⓘ Caesar’s dictatorship ⓘ assassination of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| emphasizesTheme |
ambition of Julius Caesar
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moral character and virtues ⓘ transition from Republic to autocracy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
character of Julius Caesar
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military career of Julius Caesar ⓘ political career of Julius Caesar ⓘ role of Julius Caesar in the fall of the Roman Republic ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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historical literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | moral and character analysis ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitleInEnglish | Life of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitleInGreek | Καίσαρ ⓘ |
| historicalGenre | bioi (Lives) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| influenced |
biographical writing about Roman statesmen
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early modern views of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Greco-Roman biography ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Plutarch’s Lives ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Life of Brutus
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Life of Pompey ⓘ |
| settingDescribed | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
Roman general
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Roman statesman ⓘ |
| timeOfAuthorship | early 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
Renaissance scholars
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later Roman historians ⓘ |
| workPairing | Life of Alexander ⓘ |
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Subject: Life of Julius Caesar Description of subject: Life of Julius Caesar is Plutarch’s biographical account of the Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar, focusing on his character, political career, and role in the fall of the Roman Republic.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Cornelia (first wife of Julius Caesar)
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