Lays of Ancient Rome
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Lays of Ancient Rome is a collection of narrative poems by Thomas Babington Macaulay that retell legendary episodes from early Roman history in a stirring, ballad-like style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lays of Ancient Rome canonical | 1 |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay’s Lays of Ancient Rome (Horatius) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lays of Ancient Rome Context triple: [Thomas Babington Macaulay, notableWork, Lays of Ancient Rome]
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A.
Statius' Thebaid
Statius' Thebaid is a 1st-century Latin epic poem that retells the tragic conflict between the sons of Oedipus and the war of the Seven against Thebes.
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B.
Life of Numa Pompilius
Life of Numa Pompilius is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, portraying the legendary second king of Rome as a model of piety and lawgiving within the Parallel Lives.
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C.
Lucan’s Pharsalia
Lucan’s Pharsalia is a 1st-century AD Roman epic poem by Marcus Annaeus Lucanus that dramatically recounts the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great.
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D.
Tales from Ovid
Tales from Ovid is Ted Hughes’s acclaimed poetic retelling of stories from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, noted for its vivid, contemporary language and psychological intensity.
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E.
Romola
Romola is a historical novel by George Eliot set in 15th-century Florence, exploring political upheaval, moral conflict, and personal transformation.
- 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: Lays of Ancient Rome Target entity description: Lays of Ancient Rome is a collection of narrative poems by Thomas Babington Macaulay that retell legendary episodes from early Roman history in a stirring, ballad-like style.
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A.
Statius' Thebaid
Statius' Thebaid is a 1st-century Latin epic poem that retells the tragic conflict between the sons of Oedipus and the war of the Seven against Thebes.
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B.
Life of Numa Pompilius
Life of Numa Pompilius is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, portraying the legendary second king of Rome as a model of piety and lawgiving within the Parallel Lives.
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C.
Lucan’s Pharsalia
Lucan’s Pharsalia is a 1st-century AD Roman epic poem by Marcus Annaeus Lucanus that dramatically recounts the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great.
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D.
Tales from Ovid
Tales from Ovid is Ted Hughes’s acclaimed poetic retelling of stories from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, noted for its vivid, contemporary language and psychological intensity.
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E.
Romola
Romola is a historical novel by George Eliot set in 15th-century Florence, exploring political upheaval, moral conflict, and personal transformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
narrative poem cycle
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poetry collection ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Babington Macaulay ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ab Urbe Condita
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linked to:
Ab urbe condita
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
teaching English poetry
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teaching Roman history ⓘ |
| famousLine |
And how can man die better
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And the temples of his gods ⓘ For the ashes of his fathers ⓘ Than facing fearful odds ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
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historical poetry ⓘ narrative poetry ⓘ |
| hasIllustratedEdition | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Horatius
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The Battle of Lake Regillus ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Lake Regillus
The Prophecy of Capys ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| hasPrefaceBy | Thomas Babington Macaulay ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Livy
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Roman legend ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readership
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schoolchildren ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| literaryInfluenceOn |
Victorian school anthologies
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patriotic verse in English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman history
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Roman legends ⓘ ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| meter | ballad meter ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | ballad-like ⓘ |
| notablePoem |
Horatius at the Bridge
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linked to:
Horatius Cocles Defending the Bridge
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| periodOfComposition | 1830s ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| publicationDate | 1842 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Brown
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Green ⓘ Longman ⓘ Longmans ⓘ
linked to:
Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer
Roberts ⓘ |
| setting | early Roman Republic ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
martial imagery
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stirring tone ⓘ strong rhythm ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early Roman history ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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siege of Rome by Lars Porsenna
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relatedWork
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Thomas Babington Macaulay’s Lays of Ancient Rome (Horatius)
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linked to: Lays of Ancient Rome