Olympiodorus of Thebes
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Olympiodorus of Thebes was a late antique Greek historian and diplomat whose now-lost historical work on the early 5th-century Roman Empire significantly influenced later writers such as Zosimus.
All labels observed (1)
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| Olympiodorus of Thebes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9778842 — 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: Olympiodorus of Thebes Context triple: [Zosimus, usesSourcesFrom, Olympiodorus of Thebes]
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A.
Apollodorus of Phaleron
Apollodorus of Phaleron was an Athenian follower of Socrates, remembered from Plato’s dialogues as a devoted but emotionally intense disciple of the philosopher.
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B.
Conon of Athens
Conon of Athens was a prominent Athenian admiral and statesman of the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, known especially for rebuilding Athens’ naval power after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
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C.
Pionius of Smyrna
Pionius of Smyrna was a 3rd-century Christian presbyter and martyr renowned for his steadfast refusal to renounce his faith during the Decian persecution.
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D.
Andronicus of Rhodes
Andronicus of Rhodes was a 1st-century BCE Peripatetic philosopher best known for editing and organizing Aristotle’s works, which greatly influenced their transmission and interpretation in later antiquity.
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E.
Eugammon of Cyrene
Eugammon of Cyrene was an ancient Greek poet, traditionally credited with composing the lost epic Telegony that continued the story of Homer’s Odyssey.
- 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: Olympiodorus of Thebes Target entity description: Olympiodorus of Thebes was a late antique Greek historian and diplomat whose now-lost historical work on the early 5th-century Roman Empire significantly influenced later writers such as Zosimus.
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A.
Apollodorus of Phaleron
Apollodorus of Phaleron was an Athenian follower of Socrates, remembered from Plato’s dialogues as a devoted but emotionally intense disciple of the philosopher.
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B.
Conon of Athens
Conon of Athens was a prominent Athenian admiral and statesman of the late 5th and early 4th centuries BC, known especially for rebuilding Athens’ naval power after its defeat in the Peloponnesian War.
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C.
Pionius of Smyrna
Pionius of Smyrna was a 3rd-century Christian presbyter and martyr renowned for his steadfast refusal to renounce his faith during the Decian persecution.
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D.
Andronicus of Rhodes
Andronicus of Rhodes was a 1st-century BCE Peripatetic philosopher best known for editing and organizing Aristotle’s works, which greatly influenced their transmission and interpretation in later antiquity.
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E.
Eugammon of Cyrene
Eugammon of Cyrene was an ancient Greek poet, traditionally credited with composing the lost epic Telegony that continued the story of Homer’s Odyssey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek historian
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diplomat ⓘ late antique writer ⓘ |
| activity | undertook diplomatic missions for the Roman state ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfActivity | c. 400–425 CE ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Photius
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linked to:
Photios I of Constantinople
Zosimus ⓘ later Byzantine compilers ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Eastern Roman Empire
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linked to:
Byzantine Empire
|
| describedAs | pagan ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Roman history
ⓘ
late antiquity studies ⓘ |
| floruit | early 5th century ⓘ |
| genre | historiography ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | important source for the early 5th-century Roman Empire ⓘ |
| influenced |
Zosimus
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later late antique historians ⓘ |
| knownFrom | fragments preserved in later authors ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
early 5th-century Roman politics
ⓘ
history of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| notableWork | historical work on the early 5th-century Roman Empire ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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historian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Thebes ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religiousContext | non-Christian perspective on late Roman history ⓘ |
| timePeriodWrittenAbout |
early 5th-century Eastern Roman Empire
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early 5th-century Western Roman Empire ⓘ reign of Honorius ⓘ |
| workForm | prose history ⓘ |
| workStatus | lost ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Olympiodorus of Thebes Description of subject: Olympiodorus of Thebes was a late antique Greek historian and diplomat whose now-lost historical work on the early 5th-century Roman Empire significantly influenced later writers such as Zosimus.
Referenced by (2)
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