Compendium of Roman History
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Compendium of Roman History is a concise historical work that surveys Roman history from its legendary origins to the early Roman Empire, written by the historian Velleius Paterculus.
All labels observed (1)
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| Compendium of Roman History canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10370482 — 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: Compendium of Roman History Context triple: [Velleius Paterculus, notableWork, Compendium of Roman History]
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A.
Historia Romana
Historia Romana is a comprehensive history of Rome written by the ancient Greek historian Appian, covering Rome’s rise and major wars from its early days through the imperial period.
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B.
Historia Romana
Historia Romana is Cassius Dio’s extensive history of Rome, covering its development from legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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C.
History of the Romans under the Empire
History of the Romans under the Empire is a multi-volume 19th-century historical work by Charles Merivale that chronicles the political and social development of Rome from the end of the Republic through the imperial period.
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D.
Römische Geschichte
Römische Geschichte is a monumental multi-volume history of ancient Rome by Theodor Mommsen, renowned for its scholarly depth and literary quality.
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E.
Appian’s Roman History
Appian’s Roman History is a multi-volume historical work by the ancient Greek historian Appian that chronicles the rise and conflicts of the Roman Republic, including its wars with Carthage and the career of Hannibal.
- 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: Compendium of Roman History Target entity description: Compendium of Roman History is a concise historical work that surveys Roman history from its legendary origins to the early Roman Empire, written by the historian Velleius Paterculus.
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A.
Historia Romana
Historia Romana is a comprehensive history of Rome written by the ancient Greek historian Appian, covering Rome’s rise and major wars from its early days through the imperial period.
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B.
Historia Romana
Historia Romana is Cassius Dio’s extensive history of Rome, covering its development from legendary origins through the early third century CE.
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C.
History of the Romans under the Empire
History of the Romans under the Empire is a multi-volume 19th-century historical work by Charles Merivale that chronicles the political and social development of Rome from the end of the Republic through the imperial period.
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D.
Römische Geschichte
Römische Geschichte is a monumental multi-volume history of ancient Rome by Theodor Mommsen, renowned for its scholarly depth and literary quality.
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E.
Appian’s Roman History
Appian’s Roman History is a multi-volume historical work by the ancient Greek historian Appian that chronicles the rise and conflicts of the Roman Republic, including its wars with Carthage and the career of Hannibal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman literature
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historical work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Historiae Romanae
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Historiae Romanae ad M. Vinicium consulem ⓘ
linked to:
Historiae Romanae
|
| approximateDateWritten | c. 30–31 AD ⓘ |
| author | Velleius Paterculus ⓘ |
| containsAccountOf |
Roman civil wars
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career of Julius Caesar ⓘ career of Marcus Agrippa ⓘ career of Pompey ⓘ reign of Augustus ⓘ reign of Tiberius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| coversPeriodEnd | early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| coversPeriodStart | legendary origins of Rome ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Marcus Vinicius ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Roman military history
ⓘ
Roman political history ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
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historiography ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalValueAs |
contemporary source for Tiberius
ⓘ
evidence of early imperial ideology ⓘ |
| hasReception | valued for chronological outline of Roman history ⓘ |
| includes | brief notices of Greek history ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Italic languages ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Silver Age of Latin literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject | history of Rome ⓘ |
| mentions |
Battle of Actium
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Punic Wars ⓘ Roman magistracies ⓘ Roman provinces ⓘ founding of Rome ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| perspective | pro-Roman imperial ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | pro-Tiberian ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | lost historical writings of Velleius Paterculus ⓘ |
| structure | two books ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Roman history scholarship
ⓘ
classical philology ⓘ |
| styleDescribedAs |
concise
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rhetorical ⓘ |
| survivalState | partially preserved ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | early 1st century AD ⓘ |
| transmittedThrough | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | modern historians of early Roman Empire ⓘ |
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Subject: Compendium of Roman History Description of subject: Compendium of Roman History is a concise historical work that surveys Roman history from its legendary origins to the early Roman Empire, written by the historian Velleius Paterculus.
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