Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae
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Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae was a 5th-century Gallaecian bishop and chronicler whose Latin chronicle is a key source for the history of the late Roman Empire and early Germanic kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae canonical | 7 |
| Hydatius | 2 |
| Hydatius of Chaves | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10501072 — 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: Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae Context triple: [Rechiarius, historicalSource, Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae]
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A.
Sulpicius
Sulpicius is the Roman family name (nomen) of the gens to which the emperor Galba belonged.
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B.
Marathonius
Marathonius is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of Deucalion, the legendary survivor of the great flood.
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C.
Sulpicius Severus
Sulpicius Severus was a late 4th- to early 5th-century Christian writer and historian best known for his influential hagiographical and historical works in Latin.
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D.
Vigilius
Vigilius was a 6th-century pope of the Catholic Church whose tumultuous pontificate was marked by the Three Chapters Controversy and conflicts with the Byzantine emperor Justinian I.
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E.
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.
- 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: Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae Target entity description: Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae was a 5th-century Gallaecian bishop and chronicler whose Latin chronicle is a key source for the history of the late Roman Empire and early Germanic kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula.
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A.
Sulpicius
Sulpicius is the Roman family name (nomen) of the gens to which the emperor Galba belonged.
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B.
Marathonius
Marathonius is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of Deucalion, the legendary survivor of the great flood.
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C.
Sulpicius Severus
Sulpicius Severus was a late 4th- to early 5th-century Christian writer and historian best known for his influential hagiographical and historical works in Latin.
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D.
Vigilius
Vigilius was a 6th-century pope of the Catholic Church whose tumultuous pontificate was marked by the Three Chapters Controversy and conflicts with the Byzantine emperor Justinian I.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian cleric
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Latin writer ⓘ bishop ⓘ chronicler ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Gallaecia
ⓘ
linked to:
Galicia
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hydatius of Chaves
ⓘ
linked to:
Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae
Idacius ⓘ |
| AquaeFlaviaeLocatedIn |
Gallaecia
ⓘ
linked to:
Gallaeci
|
| birthPlace |
Gallaecia
ⓘ
linked to:
Gallaeci
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| chronicleCovers |
Suebi kingdom in Gallaecia
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linked to:
Kingdom of the Suebi
barbarian invasions in Hispania ⓘ decline of Roman authority in Hispania ⓘ early Germanic kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ history of Gallaecia ⓘ late Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Late Antiquity
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| chronicleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| chronicleStyle | annalistic ⓘ |
| chronicleTimeSpan |
5th century
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late 4th century ⓘ up to around 468 CE ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
Christian orthodoxy
ⓘ
church affairs in Gallaecia ⓘ relations between Romans and Germanic peoples ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Aquae Flaviae ⓘ |
| name | Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae ⓘ |
| notableWork | Chronicle of Hydatius ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
chronicler ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| placeOfBishopric |
Aquae Flaviae
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Chaves ⓘ |
| positionHeld | bishop of Aquae Flaviae ⓘ |
| regionContext | northwestern Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceFor |
history of late Roman Hispania
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history of the Suebi in Gallaecia ⓘ transition from Roman to post-Roman rule in Iberia ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 5th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae Description of subject: Hydatius of Aquae Flaviae was a 5th-century Gallaecian bishop and chronicler whose Latin chronicle is a key source for the history of the late Roman Empire and early Germanic kingdoms in the Iberian Peninsula.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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