Roman Lives
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Roman Lives is a collection of Plutarch’s biographical sketches of notable figures from ancient Rome, often paired with Greek counterparts in his Parallel Lives.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3416115 — 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: Roman Lives Context triple: [Plutarch, hasPart, Roman Lives]
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A.
Historia Romana
Historia Romana is Cassius Dio’s extensive history of Rome, covering its development from legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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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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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.
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D.
Life of Aemilius Paulus
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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E.
Romanitas
Romanitas refers to the cultural, political, and social ideals of “Romanness” that defined Roman identity and civilization across history.
- 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: Roman Lives Target entity description: Roman Lives is a collection of Plutarch’s biographical sketches of notable figures from ancient Rome, often paired with Greek counterparts in his Parallel Lives.
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A.
Historia Romana
Historia Romana is Cassius Dio’s extensive history of Rome, covering its development from legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Life of Aemilius Paulus
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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E.
Romanitas
Romanitas refers to the cultural, political, and social ideals of “Romanness” that defined Roman identity and civilization across history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman Lives Description of subject: Roman Lives is a collection of Plutarch’s biographical sketches of notable figures from ancient Rome, often paired with Greek counterparts in his Parallel Lives.
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