Vita Constantini
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Vita Constantini is a late antique biographical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that recounts the life, reign, and Christian piety of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vita Constantini canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3757029 — 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: Vita Constantini Context triple: [Life of Constantine, alternativeTitle, Vita Constantini]
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A.
Constantina
Constantina was a daughter of Roman emperor Constantine the Great who became a prominent imperial noblewoman and Christian figure in the 4th-century Roman Empire.
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B.
Aelia Eudocia
Aelia Eudocia was a late Roman imperial princess, daughter of Empress Licinia Eudoxia and Emperor Valentinian III, who became briefly Western Roman empress through her marriage to the usurper emperor Petronius Maximus.
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C.
Aelia Eudocia
Aelia Eudocia was a 5th-century Byzantine empress and influential literary figure known for her Christian poetry and prominent role in the Eastern Roman court.
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Helena Augusta
Helena Augusta, better known as Saint Helena of Constantinople, was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and is traditionally credited with finding the True Cross, making her a highly venerated Christian empress and saint.
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E.
Aelia Flaccilla
Aelia Flaccilla was a late 4th-century Roman empress, wife of Emperor Theodosius I and a highly respected Augusta known for her piety and charitable works.
- 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: Vita Constantini Target entity description: Vita Constantini is a late antique biographical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that recounts the life, reign, and Christian piety of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.
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A.
Constantina
Constantina was a daughter of Roman emperor Constantine the Great who became a prominent imperial noblewoman and Christian figure in the 4th-century Roman Empire.
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B.
Aelia Eudocia
Aelia Eudocia was a 5th-century Byzantine empress and influential literary figure known for her Christian poetry and prominent role in the Eastern Roman court.
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C.
Aelia Eudocia
Aelia Eudocia was a late Roman imperial princess, daughter of Empress Licinia Eudoxia and Emperor Valentinian III, who became briefly Western Roman empress through her marriage to the usurper emperor Petronius Maximus.
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D.
Helena Augusta
Helena Augusta, better known as Saint Helena of Constantinople, was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and is traditionally credited with finding the True Cross, making her a highly venerated Christian empress and saint.
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E.
Aelia Flaccilla
Aelia Flaccilla was a late 4th-century Roman empress, wife of Emperor Theodosius I and a highly respected Augusta known for her piety and charitable works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian biography
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hagiographical work ⓘ late antique biographical work ⓘ |
| about |
Christian piety of Constantine the Great
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Constantine’s baptism and death ⓘ Constantine’s church-building activities ⓘ Constantine’s imperial policies ⓘ Constantine’s relationship with the Christian Church ⓘ Constantine’s role in the promotion of Christianity ⓘ life of Constantine the Great ⓘ reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
after 337 CE
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before 340 CE ⓘ |
| author | Eusebius of Caesarea ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 4th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Constantine’s building of churches in the Holy Land
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Constantine’s relationship with bishops ⓘ Constantine’s support of the Church ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian literature
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biography ⓘ imperial biography ⓘ |
| historicalValue | major source for the reign of Constantine the Great ⓘ |
| includes |
accounts of church councils
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descriptions of imperial ceremonies ⓘ letters attributed to Constantine the Great ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Byzantine imperial ideology
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medieval Christian views of Constantine ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | panegyrical biography ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Constantine the Great
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linked to:
Constantine I
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| placeOfComposition | Caesarea Maritima ⓘ |
| portraysAs |
Constantine the Great as a model Christian emperor
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Constantine the Great as divinely favored ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Ecclesiastical History
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Martyrs of Palestine ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Christian ⓘ |
| structure | four books ⓘ |
| subjectDynasty | Constantinian dynasty ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| subjectReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | Life of Constantine ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Vita Constantini ⓘ |
| tone | laudatory ⓘ |
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Subject: Vita Constantini Description of subject: Vita Constantini is a late antique biographical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that recounts the life, reign, and Christian piety of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great.
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