Satires
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Satires is a collection of biting Roman satirical poems by Juvenal that sharply criticize the morals and social life of imperial Rome.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Satires canonical | 2 |
| Juvenalian satire | 1 |
| Satire I | 1 |
| Satire III | 1 |
| Satire IV | 1 |
| Satire V | 1 |
| Satire VI | 1 |
| Satire X | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7166468 — 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: Satires Context triple: [Juvenal, notableWork, Satires]
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A.
Satires
Satires is a collection of poetic works by the Roman poet Horace that humorously critiques social norms, human folly, and everyday life in Augustan Rome.
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B.
Satires
Satires is a series of early verse satires by John Donne that sharply critique social, religious, and literary hypocrisy in late 16th-century England.
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C.
Essay on Satire
Essay on Satire is a late 17th-century poetic work by John Sheffield that sharply critiques contemporary figures and manners through witty, moralizing satire.
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D.
Satire Theatre
Satire Theatre is a prominent Moscow playhouse renowned for its comedic and satirical stage productions.
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E.
Satyricon
Satyricon is a fragmented Latin prose narrative, attributed to Petronius, that satirically portrays the excesses and moral decay of Roman society during the early Imperial period.
- 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: Satires Target entity description: Satires is a collection of biting Roman satirical poems by Juvenal that sharply criticize the morals and social life of imperial Rome.
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A.
Satires
Satires is a collection of poetic works by the Roman poet Horace that humorously critiques social norms, human folly, and everyday life in Augustan Rome.
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B.
Satires
Satires is a series of early verse satires by John Donne that sharply critique social, religious, and literary hypocrisy in late 16th-century England.
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C.
Essay on Satire
Essay on Satire is a late 17th-century poetic work by John Sheffield that sharply critiques contemporary figures and manners through witty, moralizing satire.
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D.
Satire Theatre
Satire Theatre is a prominent Moscow playhouse renowned for its comedic and satirical stage productions.
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E.
Satyricon
Satyricon is a fragmented Latin prose narrative, attributed to Petronius, that satirically portrays the excesses and moral decay of Roman society during the early Imperial period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin literature work
ⓘ
classical literature work ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ satirical poem collection ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Satires of Juvenal
ⓘ
linked to:
Tenth Satire of Juvenal
|
| approximateDateOfComposition |
early 2nd century AD
ⓘ
late 1st century AD ⓘ |
| author | Juvenal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| genre |
poetry
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Satire I
ⓘ
linked to:
Satires
Satire II ⓘ
linked to:
Satires
Satire III ⓘ
linked to:
Satires
Satire IV ⓘ
linked to:
Satires
Satire IX ⓘ Satire V ⓘ
linked to:
Satires
Satire VI ⓘ
linked to:
Satires
Satire VII ⓘ
linked to:
Satires of Horace
Satire VIII ⓘ Satire X ⓘ Satire XI ⓘ
linked to:
Tenth Satire of Juvenal
Satire XII ⓘ Satire XIII ⓘ Satire XIV ⓘ Satire XV ⓘ Satire XVI ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alexander Pope
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English satire ⓘ European satirical tradition ⓘ Samuel Johnson ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Horace
ⓘ
Persius ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse satire ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Roman satire ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
corruption in Roman society
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decadence ⓘ gender roles ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ morals of Roman society ⓘ patronage system ⓘ poverty and wealth inequality ⓘ social life of imperial Rome ⓘ urban life in Rome ⓘ |
| notableSatire |
Satire III
ⓘ
linked to:
Satires
Satire VI ⓘ Satire X ⓘ
linked to:
Satires
Satire XVI ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfSatires | 16 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| setting | Rome ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWork |
Imperial Rome
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linked to:
Roman Empire
|
| tone |
bitter
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indignant ⓘ moralizing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Satires Description of subject: Satires is a collection of biting Roman satirical poems by Juvenal that sharply criticize the morals and social life of imperial Rome.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Satires
linked to: Satires
linked to: Satires