Annales
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Annales is an epic poem by the Roman writer Ennius that narrates the history and legendary origins of Rome in chronological order.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Annales canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8513666 — 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: Annales Context triple: [Ennius, notableWork, Annales]
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A.
Liber annalis
Liber annalis is a lost historical work by the Roman scholar Titus Pomponius Atticus, likely compiling chronological records and notable events of Roman history.
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B.
Annals of the World
Annals of the World is a 17th-century chronological history of the world by Archbishop James Ussher, best known for its detailed biblical timeline that famously dates Creation to 4004 BC.
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C.
Chronicon
Chronicon is a medieval historical chronicle that records events in chronological order, often used as a key source for understanding the period it covers.
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D.
Annales Laureshamenses
The Annales Laureshamenses are a set of early medieval Latin annals associated with the monastery of Lorsch, recording year-by-year events in the Frankish realm.
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E.
Chronica
Chronica is an ancient chronological work by Apollodorus of Athens that systematically records Greek history and mythology in verse form.
- 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: Annales Target entity description: Annales is an epic poem by the Roman writer Ennius that narrates the history and legendary origins of Rome in chronological order.
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A.
Liber annalis
Liber annalis is a lost historical work by the Roman scholar Titus Pomponius Atticus, likely compiling chronological records and notable events of Roman history.
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B.
Annals of the World
Annals of the World is a 17th-century chronological history of the world by Archbishop James Ussher, best known for its detailed biblical timeline that famously dates Creation to 4004 BC.
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C.
Chronicon
Chronicon is a medieval historical chronicle that records events in chronological order, often used as a key source for understanding the period it covers.
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D.
Annales Laureshamenses
The Annales Laureshamenses are a set of early medieval Latin annals associated with the monastery of Lorsch, recording year-by-year events in the Frankish realm.
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E.
Chronica
Chronica is an ancient chronological work by Apollodorus of Athens that systematically records Greek history and mythology in verse form.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin literature work
ⓘ
epic poem ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStart | c. 200 BC ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman historiography
ⓘ
Roman mythology ⓘ |
| author | Ennius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| culturalRole | foundation of Roman epic tradition ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 3rd–2nd century BC ⓘ |
| era | Old Latin literature ⓘ |
| focus | Roman Republican ideology ⓘ |
| genre | historical epic ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman epic tradition
ⓘ
Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Homeric epics ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetic historiography ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | early Latin epic ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | highly esteemed in antiquity ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Roman people ⓘ |
| mentions |
Aeneas
ⓘ
Romulus ⓘ early Roman kings ⓘ |
| meter | saturnian verse ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | chronological ⓘ |
| originalLengthBooks | 18 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Rome ⓘ |
| portrays |
Roman military achievements
ⓘ
Roman national identity ⓘ Roman political history ⓘ |
| quotedBy |
Aulus Gellius
ⓘ
Cicero ⓘ Macrobius ⓘ Varro ⓘ |
| setting | mythical and historical Rome ⓘ |
| status | fragmentary ⓘ |
| structure | organized by years and events ⓘ |
| subject |
history of Rome
ⓘ
legendary origins of Rome ⓘ |
| survival | known from quotations and fragments ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | from Aeneas to Ennius' own time ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Annals ⓘ |
| workType | national epic ⓘ |
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