Admiranda sive de magnitudine Romana
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Admiranda sive de magnitudine Romana is a late 16th-century humanist treatise by Justus Lipsius that examines and praises the political, military, and moral greatness of ancient Rome.
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| Admiranda sive de magnitudine Romana canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Admiranda sive de magnitudine Romana Context triple: [Justus Lipsius, notableWork, Admiranda sive de magnitudine Romana]
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Ad Nationes
Ad Nationes is an early Christian apologetic work by Tertullian that defends Christianity against pagan accusations and misconceptions in the Roman Empire.
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B.
Non plus ultra
Non plus ultra is a Latin phrase meaning "nothing further beyond," historically associated with the limits of the known world and later adopted as a proud emblem of surpassing boundaries.
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C.
Novellae Maioriani
Novellae Maioriani are a collection of legal edicts and reforms promulgated by the Western Roman Emperor Majorian in the mid-5th century, reflecting efforts to strengthen and reorganize the declining Western Roman Empire.
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D.
Renovatio imperii Romanorum
Renovatio imperii Romanorum was a medieval political and ideological slogan expressing the ambition to restore the power and glory of the ancient Roman Empire under new rulers.
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E.
The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius
The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius is a 19th-century painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the Roman emperor neglecting affairs of state while feeding his pet birds.
- 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: Admiranda sive de magnitudine Romana Target entity description: Admiranda sive de magnitudine Romana is a late 16th-century humanist treatise by Justus Lipsius that examines and praises the political, military, and moral greatness of ancient Rome.
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A.
Ad Nationes
Ad Nationes is an early Christian apologetic work by Tertullian that defends Christianity against pagan accusations and misconceptions in the Roman Empire.
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B.
Non plus ultra
Non plus ultra is a Latin phrase meaning "nothing further beyond," historically associated with the limits of the known world and later adopted as a proud emblem of surpassing boundaries.
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C.
Novellae Maioriani
Novellae Maioriani are a collection of legal edicts and reforms promulgated by the Western Roman Emperor Majorian in the mid-5th century, reflecting efforts to strengthen and reorganize the declining Western Roman Empire.
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D.
Renovatio imperii Romanorum
Renovatio imperii Romanorum was a medieval political and ideological slogan expressing the ambition to restore the power and glory of the ancient Roman Empire under new rulers.
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E.
The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius
The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius is a 19th-century painting by John William Waterhouse depicting the Roman emperor neglecting affairs of state while feeding his pet birds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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humanist treatise ⓘ work of political thought ⓘ |
| aim |
to draw moral and political lessons from Roman history
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to explain the causes of Roman greatness ⓘ to praise Roman political and military institutions ⓘ |
| author | Justus Lipsius ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Flemish ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
historian
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philologist ⓘ political theorist ⓘ |
| circulation | early modern Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Habsburg Netherlands
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Southern Netherlands ⓘ |
| discipline |
classical studies
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moral philosophy ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| genre |
historical treatise
ⓘ
humanist scholarship ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
didactic
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moralizing ⓘ pro-Roman ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Counter-Reformation
ⓘ
European Wars of Religion ⓘ
linked to:
European wars of religion
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| influencedBy |
Cicero
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Livy ⓘ Roman historians ⓘ Tacitus ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
early modern political elites
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humanist scholars ⓘ learned readers ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Renaissance ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman Empire
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Roman Republic ⓘ ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| movement | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
De constantia
ⓘ
linked to:
De Constantia
Politicorum sive civilis doctrinae libri sex ⓘ |
| topic |
Roman discipline
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Roman greatness ⓘ Roman military power ⓘ Roman moral virtues ⓘ Roman political institutions ⓘ exemplary history ⓘ |
| workTitle | Admiranda sive de magnitudine Romana ⓘ |
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Subject: Admiranda sive de magnitudine Romana Description of subject: Admiranda sive de magnitudine Romana is a late 16th-century humanist treatise by Justus Lipsius that examines and praises the political, military, and moral greatness of ancient Rome.
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