Life of Aratus
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Life of Aratus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the life and political career of the Achaean statesman Aratus of Sicyon.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Life of Aratus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life of Aratus Context triple: [Plutarch’s Parallel Lives, hasPart, Life of Aratus]
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A.
The Astronomer
"The Astronomer" is a 17th-century painting by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer depicting a scholar studying the heavens in a meticulously rendered interior scene.
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B.
Treatise on Astronomy
Treatise on Astronomy is a 19th-century textbook by American mathematician and astronomer Elias Loomis that systematically presents the fundamental principles and observations of astronomy for students and general readers.
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C.
De Astronomica
De Astronomica is an ancient Latin treatise traditionally attributed to Hyginus that compiles myths and explanations related to the constellations and celestial phenomena.
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D.
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher is a philosophical dialogue by George Berkeley that critiques freethinkers and defends Christian religion and immaterialist philosophy.
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E.
On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
- 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 Aratus Target entity description: Life of Aratus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the life and political career of the Achaean statesman Aratus of Sicyon.
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A.
The Astronomer
"The Astronomer" is a 17th-century painting by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer depicting a scholar studying the heavens in a meticulously rendered interior scene.
-
B.
Treatise on Astronomy
Treatise on Astronomy is a 19th-century textbook by American mathematician and astronomer Elias Loomis that systematically presents the fundamental principles and observations of astronomy for students and general readers.
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C.
De Astronomica
De Astronomica is an ancient Latin treatise traditionally attributed to Hyginus that compiles myths and explanations related to the constellations and celestial phenomena.
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D.
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher
Alciphron, or The Minute Philosopher is a philosophical dialogue by George Berkeley that critiques freethinkers and defends Christian religion and immaterialist philosophy.
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E.
On the Gods
On the Gods is a lost work of ancient scholarship by Apollodorus of Athens that likely examined Greek religious beliefs and deities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek biography
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biographical essay ⓘ work in the Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aratus
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linked to:
Aratus of Soli
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| author | Plutarch ⓘ |
| belongsTo | moral biographies by Plutarch ⓘ |
| circulation | widespread in Byzantine period ⓘ |
| collection |
Plutarch's Lives
ⓘ
linked to:
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
|
| contains | comparative moral judgments ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| describes |
life of Aratus of Sicyon
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political career of Aratus of Sicyon ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
conflicts with Macedon
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expansion of the Achaean League ⓘ liberation of Sicyon ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Achaean League politics
ⓘ
Hellenistic Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenistic period
|
| genre | biography ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later biographical writing on Aratus of Sicyon ⓘ |
| hasModernTranslation |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
moral character of political leaders
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political leadership ⓘ statesmanship and diplomacy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| includedIn | manuscript tradition of Plutarch's Lives ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Middle Platonism ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Greco-Roman biography ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Aratus of Sicyon ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originallyWrittenIn | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Parallel Lives ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Greek manuscripts of Plutarch ⓘ |
| setting |
Achaean League
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Peloponnese ⓘ Sicyon ⓘ |
| subjectNationality | Achaean ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
general
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statesman ⓘ |
| subjectOrigin | Sicyon ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | modern historians of the Achaean League ⓘ |
| workOf |
Plutarch of Chaeronea
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linked to:
Plutarch
|
| workPeriod | 1st century CE ⓘ |
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