Chronicle of Hydatius
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The Chronicle of Hydatius is a 5th-century Latin chronicle by the bishop Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae, documenting the decline of the Western Roman Empire and the turmoil in Hispania.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chronicle of Hydatius canonical | 5 |
| Hydatius’s chronicle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3462373 — 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: Chronicle of Hydatius Context triple: [Libius Severus, sourceMention, Chronicle of Hydatius]
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A.
Edessan Chronicle
The Edessan Chronicle is an early medieval Syriac historical text that records events in and around the city of Edessa, including local political, religious, and natural occurrences.
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B.
Hypatian Chronicle
The Hypatian Chronicle is a key medieval East Slavic historical chronicle that preserves important accounts of Kievan Rus' and neighboring regions.
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C.
Brut chronicles
The Brut chronicles are a group of medieval historical narratives, originating in Anglo-Norman and later translated into other vernaculars, that recount the legendary and early history of Britain from its supposed Trojan origins onward.
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D.
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
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E.
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.
- 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: Chronicle of Hydatius Target entity description: The Chronicle of Hydatius is a 5th-century Latin chronicle by the bishop Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae, documenting the decline of the Western Roman Empire and the turmoil in Hispania.
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A.
Edessan Chronicle
The Edessan Chronicle is an early medieval Syriac historical text that records events in and around the city of Edessa, including local political, religious, and natural occurrences.
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B.
Hypatian Chronicle
The Hypatian Chronicle is a key medieval East Slavic historical chronicle that preserves important accounts of Kievan Rus' and neighboring regions.
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C.
Brut chronicles
The Brut chronicles are a group of medieval historical narratives, originating in Anglo-Norman and later translated into other vernaculars, that recount the legendary and early history of Britain from its supposed Trojan origins onward.
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D.
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5th-century Latin text
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Christian chronicle ⓘ Latin historical work ⓘ late antique chronicle ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Aquae Flaviae ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Gallaecia
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linked to:
Gallaeci
|
| author | Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
Chronicle of Jerome
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linked to:
Jerome's Chronicon
|
| chronologicalSystemUsed |
Anno Mundi
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consular dating ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa AD 468 ⓘ |
| continuesWorkOf | Jerome ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Alans in Hispania
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Vandal movements in Hispania and Africa ⓘ barbarian invasion of Hispania in 409 ⓘ collapse of Roman authority in Hispania ⓘ relations between Romans and Sueves ⓘ settlement of Sueves in Gallaecia ⓘ usurpations in the Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
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historiography ⓘ |
| hasModernEdition | critical editions in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| historicalValue |
important source for the last decades of the Western Roman Empire
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primary source for 5th-century Hispania ⓘ |
| influenced | later medieval Iberian historiography ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
barbarian invasions in the Iberian Peninsula
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church history in Hispania ⓘ decline of the Western Roman Empire ⓘ history of Hispania ⓘ late Roman politics ⓘ |
| mentionsGroup |
Alans
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Catholic bishops ⓘ Romans ⓘ Sueves ⓘ Vandals ⓘ Visigoths ⓘ
linked to:
Goths
|
| narrativeForm | annalistic entries ⓘ |
| perspective | provincial viewpoint from Gallaecia ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Hispania
ⓘ
linked to:
Iberian Peninsula
|
| religiousPerspective | Nicene Christian ⓘ |
| religiousTheme | heresy and orthodoxy in late Roman Hispania ⓘ |
| structure | year-by-year record of events ⓘ |
| survivesIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | AD 379–468 ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Chronicon Hydatii ⓘ |
| workPeriod | mid-5th century AD ⓘ |
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Subject: Chronicle of Hydatius Description of subject: The Chronicle of Hydatius is a 5th-century Latin chronicle by the bishop Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae, documenting the decline of the Western Roman Empire and the turmoil in Hispania.
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linked to: Chronicle of Hydatius