Research any topic before you write.

Find related topics. | Discover entities. | See connections. | Build a topical map.

Historia Augusta

The Historia Augusta (lit. 'Augustan History') is a late Roman collection of biographies, written in Latin, of the Roman emperors, their junior colleagues, designated heirs and usurpers from 117 to 284. Supposedly modeled on the similar work of Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, it presents itself as a compilation of works by six different authors…

History & Products

Use the mouse wheel or two fingers (on touchscreens) to zoom in and out of the map.

Research this topic

Explore the main themes, entities and connections around Historia Augusta. Start with the topic map, then use the sections below for research and deeper semantic analysis.

Explore this topic

Start with a few of the strongest sections from the source topic. These are research directions, not a list of keywords you must use.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Author
Disputed
Genre
Biography
Publication date
Disputed, possibly 4th century AD
Dewey Decimal
937.06
Language
Latin
LC Class
PA6156.A4

Topics to explore

Browse the full topic structure. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Title and scope

Textual transmission

Debates on dating

Authorship debate

Primary and secondary Vitae

Genre and purpose

Historical value

Marius Maximus or 'Ignotus'?

Literary value

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

Map overview Semantic statistics

Historia Augusta

Nodes165
Edges164
Triples179
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.012121
Components1

How this topic connects Entity context

See the strongest relationship patterns around the current topic before diving into the raw triples.

Historia Augusta

Top relations

related to Title and scope · 41
Historia Augusta → Aelius Lampridius, Aelius Spartianus, Aurelian, Caesars, Codex Palatinus, Constantine, Diocletian, Divine Hadrian, Divo Hadriano, Emperors, Flavius Vopiscus, Gordian III, Hadrian, How, Isaac Casaubon, It, Julius Capitolinus, Lengthy, Liber, Lives
related to Debates on dating · 25
Historia Augusta → Among, Apostate, As, Aurelius Victor, Baynes, Dessau, Eutropius, Gibbon, Hermann Dessau, Hermann Peter, Historicorum Romanorum, In, Julian, Lampridius, Marcus Aurelius, Norman, Others, Scriptores, Septimius Severus, Then
related to Primary and secondary Vitae · 23
Historia Augusta → Aelius Caesar, After, As, Avidius Cassius, Caracalla, Caracalla's, Clodius Albinus, Diadumenian, Emperors, Gallienus, Geta, Hadrian's, Life, Lucius Verus, Macrinus, Marcus Aurelius, Mommsen, None, Pescennius Niger, Syme
related to Textual transmission · 21
Historia Augusta → Alexander, Although, Beginning, Caroline, Carus, Codex Palatinus, Ernst Hohl, Existing, How, Italian, Lorsch, Not, Peter Marshall, Petrarch, Poggio Bracciolini, Sedulius Scottus, The, Theodor Mommsen, Three, Vatican Pal
related to Historical value · 19
Historia Augusta → Constantine, Edward Gibbon, Egypt, For, From, Gallienus, Gaul, Gibbon, Gibbon's, Historia Augusta's, Modern, Older, Renaissance, Roman, Rome, So, The, The Two Gallieni, This
related to False documents and authorities · 17
Historia Augusta → Almost, Catiline, Cicero, Cordus, For, Herodian, Herodian's, History, In, Long, Records, Sallust, Senate, Suetonius, The History, Twelve Caesars, Vitae
related to Literary value · 8
Historia Augusta → Although, Antiquity, David Magie, For, Laistner, Latin, Ronald Syme, The Historia Augusta
Author · 1
Historia Augusta → Disputed
Dewey Decimal · 1
Historia Augusta → 937.06
Genre · 1
Historia Augusta → Biography

Important terminology Word statistics

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

work author history biographies lives century life emperors historia authors augusta also vopiscus material source written one historical date latin

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Historia AugustaAuthorDisputed1.00infobox
Historia AugustaDewey Decimal937.061.00infobox
Historia AugustaGenreBiography1.00infobox
Historia AugustaLanguageLatin1.00infobox
Historia AugustaLC ClassPA6156.A41.00infobox
Historia AugustaMedia typeManuscript1.00infobox
Historia AugustaOriginal textHistoria Augusta at Latin Wikisource1.00infobox
Historia AugustaOriginal titleHistoria Augusta1.00infobox
Historia AugustaPublication dateDisputed, possibly 4th century AD1.00infobox
Historia AugustaPublication placeWestern Roman Empire1.00infobox
Historia AugustaSubjectRoman history1.00infobox
Historia AugustaTranslatorAnthony Birley1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

These clusters group vocabulary that occurs around closely connected concepts in the source material.

    Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

    Bridges can reveal useful research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list of related terms.

    Min side: 3
    For writers, content strategists, SEOs, marketers and creators — from quick topic research to advanced semantic analysis.