Life of Agesilaus
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Life of Agesilaus is one of Plutarch’s biographical sketches, focusing on the life and character of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Life of Agesilaus canonical | 4 |
| Agesilaus II as an ideal Spartan king | 1 |
| Xenophon's Agesilaus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life of Agesilaus Context triple: [Plutarch’s Parallel Lives, hasPart, Life of Agesilaus]
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A.
Xenophon's Hellenica
Xenophon's *Hellenica* is a classical Greek historical work that continues Thucydides’ account of the Peloponnesian War and its aftermath, covering Greek history from 411 to 362 BCE.
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B.
Age of Pericles
The Age of Pericles was the height of Athenian power and cultural flourishing in the 5th century BCE, marked by democratic reforms, imperial expansion, and major artistic and architectural achievements such as the Parthenon.
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C.
Xenophon's Memorabilia
Xenophon's Memorabilia is a Socratic dialogue in which Xenophon defends and portrays Socrates’ character and philosophy through recollected conversations and anecdotes.
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D.
History of the Peloponnesian War
History of the Peloponnesian War is an ancient Greek historical work by Thucydides that offers a detailed, critical account of the conflict between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BCE.
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E.
Anabasis
Anabasis is an ancient Greek historical narrative by Xenophon recounting the journey and struggles of the Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries as they marched through Persia to return home.
- 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 Agesilaus Target entity description: Life of Agesilaus is one of Plutarch’s biographical sketches, focusing on the life and character of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
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A.
Xenophon's Hellenica
Xenophon's *Hellenica* is a classical Greek historical work that continues Thucydides’ account of the Peloponnesian War and its aftermath, covering Greek history from 411 to 362 BCE.
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B.
Age of Pericles
The Age of Pericles was the height of Athenian power and cultural flourishing in the 5th century BCE, marked by democratic reforms, imperial expansion, and major artistic and architectural achievements such as the Parthenon.
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C.
Xenophon's Memorabilia
Xenophon's Memorabilia is a Socratic dialogue in which Xenophon defends and portrays Socrates’ character and philosophy through recollected conversations and anecdotes.
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D.
History of the Peloponnesian War
History of the Peloponnesian War is an ancient Greek historical work by Thucydides that offers a detailed, critical account of the conflict between Athens and Sparta in the 5th century BCE.
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E.
Anabasis
Anabasis is an ancient Greek historical narrative by Xenophon recounting the journey and struggles of the Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries as they marched through Persia to return home.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek biography
ⓘ
biographical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Agesilaus II of Sparta
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linked to:
Agesilaus II
Sparta ⓘ |
| author | Plutarch ⓘ |
| belongsToCorpus |
Moralia and Lives tradition of Plutarch
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linked to:
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
|
| circulation |
manuscript tradition in late antiquity
ⓘ
medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| comparedWith | other Spartan figures in Plutarch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| depicts |
Spartan kingship
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Spartan military campaigns ⓘ Spartan political life ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
character of Agesilaus II
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life of Agesilaus II ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
ⓘ
historical literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacterizationOf | Agesilaus II as an ideal Spartan king ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
didactic
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moralizing ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
leadership
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military excellence ⓘ political prudence ⓘ virtue and character ⓘ |
| historicalSetting | 4th century BCE Greece ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance humanist writers
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later biographical traditions ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Agesilaus II ⓘ |
| partOf | Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Greek manuscript collections of Plutarch ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
ancient history
ⓘ
classical studies ⓘ literary studies ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting | 1st–2nd century CE ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| usesAsSource | earlier Greek historians ⓘ |
| workIn | Plutarchan biography ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor |
Plutarch of Chaeronea
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linked to:
Plutarch
|
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Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Life of Agesilaus