Life of Pompey
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Life of Pompey is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, focusing on the life, character, and political career of the Roman general Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great).
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Life of Pompey canonical | 5 |
| Plutarch’s Life of Pompey | 4 |
| Plutarch's Life of Pompey | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life of Pompey Context triple: [Plutarch’s Parallel Lives, hasPart, Life of Pompey]
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The Trial of Lucullus
The Trial of Lucullus is a didactic radio play and later opera libretto by Bertolt Brecht that stages a posthumous trial of the Roman general Lucullus to critique war, imperialism, and class injustice.
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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.
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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.
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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E.
Vita di Cicerone
Vita di Cicerone is a humanist biographical work on the Roman orator Cicero, written by the early Renaissance scholar and statesman Leonardo Bruni.
- 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 Pompey Target entity description: Life of Pompey is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, focusing on the life, character, and political career of the Roman general Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey the Great).
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A.
The Trial of Lucullus
The Trial of Lucullus is a didactic radio play and later opera libretto by Bertolt Brecht that stages a posthumous trial of the Roman general Lucullus to critique war, imperialism, and class injustice.
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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.
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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.
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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E.
Vita di Cicerone
Vita di Cicerone is a humanist biographical work on the Roman orator Cicero, written by the early Renaissance scholar and statesman Leonardo Bruni.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek biography
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biographical essay ⓘ work of Plutarch ⓘ |
| author | Plutarch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| describes |
Pompey’s alliance with Crassus
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Pompey’s marriage alliances ⓘ Pompey’s relationships with the Roman Senate ⓘ Pompey’s rivalry with Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| evaluates | Pompey’s virtues and vices ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
Pompey’s campaigns in Sicily and Africa
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Pompey’s conflict with Julius Caesar ⓘ Pompey’s death in Egypt ⓘ Pompey’s defeat at Pharsalus ⓘ Pompey’s war against Sertorius in Spain ⓘ Sulla’s civil war ⓘ
linked to:
Sulla’s Second Civil War
Third Mithridatic War ⓘ formation of the First Triumvirate ⓘ war against the pirates ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
character of Pompey the Great
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life of Pompey the Great ⓘ military career of Pompey the Great ⓘ political career of Pompey the Great ⓘ |
| genre | biography ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ambition and power
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fortune and downfall ⓘ moral character ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| includedIn | standard editions of Plutarch’s Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| influenced | early modern biographies of Roman statesmen ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
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linked to:
Pompey the Great
Pompey the Great ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | moralizing historical narrative ⓘ |
| pairedWith |
Life of Agesilaus
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Life of Agis and Cleomenes ⓘ |
| partOf | Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition of Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
late Roman Republic
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linked to:
Late Roman Republic
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| studiedIn |
ancient history
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classical studies ⓘ literary studies ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | early 2nd century AD (approximate) ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | later historians of the late Republic ⓘ |
| workInSeries | Roman lives in Parallel Lives ⓘ |
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