La caduta de’ Decemviri
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La caduta de’ Decemviri is an early 18th-century opera by Alessandro Scarlatti that dramatizes the downfall of the Roman decemvirs in a serious, historical style typical of opera seria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La caduta de’ Decemviri canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6593173 — 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: La caduta de’ Decemviri Context triple: [Alessandro Scarlatti, notableWork, La caduta de’ Decemviri]
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A.
Tribunes of the Plebs
Tribunes of the Plebs were powerful elected officials in the Roman Republic who represented and protected the interests of the common people (plebeians) against the authority of the patrician magistrates and the Senate.
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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.
Catiline His Conspiracy
Catiline His Conspiracy is a Jacobean-era tragedy by Ben Jonson dramatizing the infamous Roman conspiracy led by Lucius Sergius Catilina against the Republic.
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D.
The Trial of Lucullus
The Trial of Lucullus is a didactic radio play and later opera libretto by Bertolt Brecht that stages a posthumous trial of the Roman general Lucullus to critique war, imperialism, and class injustice.
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E.
Life of Lucullus
Life of Lucullus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the life and character of the Roman general Lucius Licinius Lucullus.
- 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: La caduta de’ Decemviri Target entity description: La caduta de’ Decemviri is an early 18th-century opera by Alessandro Scarlatti that dramatizes the downfall of the Roman decemvirs in a serious, historical style typical of opera seria.
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A.
Tribunes of the Plebs
Tribunes of the Plebs were powerful elected officials in the Roman Republic who represented and protected the interests of the common people (plebeians) against the authority of the patrician magistrates and the Senate.
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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.
Catiline His Conspiracy
Catiline His Conspiracy is a Jacobean-era tragedy by Ben Jonson dramatizing the infamous Roman conspiracy led by Lucius Sergius Catilina against the Republic.
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D.
The Trial of Lucullus
The Trial of Lucullus is a didactic radio play and later opera libretto by Bertolt Brecht that stages a posthumous trial of the Roman general Lucullus to critique war, imperialism, and class injustice.
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E.
Life of Lucullus
Life of Lucullus is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the life and character of the Roman general Lucius Licinius Lucullus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | opera ⓘ |
| basedOn | events in Roman Republican history ⓘ |
| characterType |
noble protagonists
ⓘ
rulers and magistrates ⓘ |
| composer |
Alessandro Scarlatti
ⓘ
Domenico Scarlatti’s father Alessandro Scarlatti ⓘ
linked to:
Alessandro Scarlatti
|
| composerNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| composerStyle | Italian opera seria conventions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| depicts |
Roman decemvirs
ⓘ
abuse of power ⓘ political downfall ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | three-act opera (typical of opera seria) ⓘ |
| dramaticStyle | serious, historical style typical of opera seria ⓘ |
| genre | opera seria ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arias
ⓘ
ensembles ⓘ overture ⓘ recitatives ⓘ |
| historicalGenre | Roman historical opera ⓘ |
| intendedVenue | public opera house ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| literaryForm | historical drama ⓘ |
| mainSubject | downfall of the Roman decemvirs ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque music ⓘ |
| musicalEra |
Baroque era
ⓘ
linked to:
Baroque
|
| musicStyle | Neapolitan Baroque opera ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
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| settingPeriod | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| style | serious ⓘ |
| theme |
fall of corrupt government
ⓘ
justice ⓘ political virtue ⓘ tyranny ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| workPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: La caduta de’ Decemviri Description of subject: La caduta de’ Decemviri is an early 18th-century opera by Alessandro Scarlatti that dramatizes the downfall of the Roman decemvirs in a serious, historical style typical of opera seria.
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