Life of Aemilius Paulus
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Life of Aemilius Paulus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, portraying the character and deeds of the Roman general Lucius Aemilius Paullus, especially his victory over Macedon.
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| Life of Aemilius Paulus canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life of Aemilius Paulus Context triple: [Plutarch’s Parallel Lives, hasPart, Life of Aemilius Paulus]
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God and Caesar
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I, Claudius
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Adriano in Siria
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The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life of Aemilius Paulus Target entity description: Life of Aemilius Paulus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, portraying the character and deeds of the Roman general Lucius Aemilius Paullus, especially his victory over Macedon.
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A.
Historia Augusta
The Historia Augusta is a late Roman collection of imperial biographies, notable for its mix of historical fact and fictionalized material about emperors and usurpers.
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B.
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.
-
C.
I, Claudius
I, Claudius is a critically acclaimed 1976 BBC television drama series that chronicles the turbulent reigns of the early Roman emperors through the eyes of the stammering, underestimated Emperor Claudius.
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D.
Adriano in Siria
Adriano in Siria is an opera seria by Johann Christian Bach, composed in the 18th century and based on a libretto by Metastasio about the Roman emperor Hadrian’s love entanglements in Syria.
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E.
The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius
The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius is a 19th-century painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the Roman emperor neglecting affairs of state while feeding his pet birds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek biography
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biographical essay ⓘ work of Plutarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Greek–Roman cultural exchange ⓘ |
| author | Plutarch ⓘ |
| circulation |
manuscript tradition in Late Antiquity
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manuscript tradition in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| comparedWithInParallelLives | Life of Timoleon ⓘ |
| contains |
account of the conquest of Macedon
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anecdotes about Aemilius Paulus’s family life ⓘ description of Roman triumph ⓘ reflections on leadership and fate ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| depicts |
Roman Republic
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Third Macedonian War ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonian Wars
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| focusesOnEvent |
Battle of Pydna
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linked to:
Battle of Pydna (168 BC)
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| genre | Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Renaissance humanist literature
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later biographies of Roman generals ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDescribed |
Perseus of Macedon
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Roman Senate ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| includedIn |
corpus of Plutarch’s Lives
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linked to:
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
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| intendedPurpose |
character study
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moral instruction ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Greco-Roman biography ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOf | Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| portrays |
character of Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus
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military career of Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus ⓘ |
| setting |
Macedon
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Rome ⓘ |
| theme |
Roman virtue
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fortune and character ⓘ military leadership ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 1st–2nd century AD ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| workType | moral biography ⓘ |
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