George Syncellus
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George Syncellus was a 9th-century Byzantine chronicler and monk best known for compiling an influential universal chronicle that preserved extensive excerpts from earlier lost historical works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Syncellus canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10055982 — 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: George Syncellus Context triple: [Manetho, quotedBy, George Syncellus]
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A.
Evagrius Scholasticus
Evagrius Scholasticus was a 6th-century Byzantine lawyer and church historian best known for his Ecclesiastical History, which chronicles religious and political events of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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B.
Eusebius of Vercelli
Eusebius of Vercelli was a 4th-century bishop and staunch defender of Nicene orthodoxy who played a key role in opposing Arianism within the early Christian Church.
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Hermogenianus
Hermogenianus was a late Roman jurist and imperial official best known for compiling the Codex Hermogenianus, an influential collection of imperial legal constitutions.
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D.
Dionysius of Paris
Dionysius of Paris is a 3rd-century Christian martyr and the first bishop of Paris, venerated as the patron saint of France and commonly known as Saint Denis.
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E.
Marathonius
Marathonius is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of Deucalion, the legendary survivor of the great flood.
- 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: George Syncellus Target entity description: George Syncellus was a 9th-century Byzantine chronicler and monk best known for compiling an influential universal chronicle that preserved extensive excerpts from earlier lost historical works.
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A.
Evagrius Scholasticus
Evagrius Scholasticus was a 6th-century Byzantine lawyer and church historian best known for his Ecclesiastical History, which chronicles religious and political events of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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B.
Eusebius of Vercelli
Eusebius of Vercelli was a 4th-century bishop and staunch defender of Nicene orthodoxy who played a key role in opposing Arianism within the early Christian Church.
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C.
Hermogenianus
Hermogenianus was a late Roman jurist and imperial official best known for compiling the Codex Hermogenianus, an influential collection of imperial legal constitutions.
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Dionysius of Paris
Dionysius of Paris is a 3rd-century Christian martyr and the first bishop of Paris, venerated as the patron saint of France and commonly known as Saint Denis.
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E.
Marathonius
Marathonius is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of Deucalion, the legendary survivor of the great flood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine chronicler
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Byzantine monk ⓘ chronicler ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| approximateBirthCentury | 8th century ⓘ |
| approximateDeathCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ |
| chronicleCoverage | from Creation to the reign of Diocletian ⓘ |
| chronologySystemUsed |
biblical chronology
ⓘ
regnal years of kings and emperors ⓘ |
| clericalStatus | priest-monk ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Constantinople
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linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
|
| education | trained in ecclesiastical scholarship ⓘ |
| era | Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chronography
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historiography ⓘ |
| floruit | 9th century ⓘ |
| genre | universal chronicle ⓘ |
| historicalMethod |
compilation of earlier sources
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synchronization of different chronological traditions ⓘ |
| influenced |
Theophanes the Confessor
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later Byzantine chroniclers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
compiling an influential universal chronicle
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preserving excerpts from earlier lost historical works ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
important witness to lost works of Eusebius and Africanus
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major source for ancient Near Eastern and classical chronology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Chronographia
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Ekloge Chronographias ⓘ
linked to:
Chronographia
|
| occupation |
chronicler
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historian ⓘ monk ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Constantinople
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linked to:
Constantinople (probable)
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| positionHeld | syncellus of the Patriarch of Constantinople ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| tradition | Byzantine historiographical tradition ⓘ |
| usedSources |
Eusebius of Caesarea
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Hellenistic chronographers ⓘ Jewish historical traditions ⓘ Julius Africanus ⓘ |
| workPreserves |
chronological tables and lists
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fragments of otherwise lost ancient historians ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Greco-Roman history
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Near Eastern chronologies ⓘ biblical history ⓘ |
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Subject: George Syncellus Description of subject: George Syncellus was a 9th-century Byzantine chronicler and monk best known for compiling an influential universal chronicle that preserved extensive excerpts from earlier lost historical works.
Referenced by (4)
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