diff --git a/.automate/.improve-state.tsv b/.automate/.improve-state.tsv index cf063ed..bef912f 100644 --- a/.automate/.improve-state.tsv +++ b/.automate/.improve-state.tsv @@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ 05754a 1771799895 06dbd9 1771799946 072273 1771800041 +07edd5 1771800100 diff --git a/.automate/continuous-improve.log b/.automate/continuous-improve.log index e92cbc3..3e6f1bf 100644 --- a/.automate/continuous-improve.log +++ b/.automate/continuous-improve.log @@ -1030,3 +1030,11 @@ To https://gitea.home.everyonce.com/daniel/factbase-ancient-history.git [?25h status: UPDATED | Treaty of Kadesh | changes: Fixed duplicate H1 title; added "Physical Record" section covering original silver tablets (now lost), Hugo Winckler's 1906 discovery at Hattusa, and current location of Hittite tablets at the Ancient Orient Museum in Istanbul; added divine witnesses/curses clause to Terms; noted the informal nature of the treaty name (Kadesh not mentioned in text); added scholarly date variant (1258 BCE); noted post-treaty peace period enabling Ramesses II's building projects; added [^3] Wikipedia citation for new facts +[main 71592a0] improve: Treaty of Kadesh + 2 files changed, 87 insertions(+) +[2026-02-22 22:41:40] ✅ Committed: improve: Treaty of Kadesh +[2026-02-22 22:41:40] Done (52s) — UPDATED +[2026-02-22 22:41:45] [10/66] Next up... +[2026-02-22 22:41:45] ━━━ [Roman Roads] (11bfdd) reviews=0 garbage=0 ━━━ +[2026-02-22 22:41:45] 🧹 Bash cleanup applied +[2026-02-22 22:41:45] 🔍 Enrichment + review pass diff --git a/.automate/fix-lazy-temporal.py b/.automate/fix-lazy-temporal.py new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d23b0e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/.automate/fix-lazy-temporal.py @@ -0,0 +1,144 @@ +#!/usr/bin/env python3 +"""Replace 'Static historical fact' temporal answers with source-attributed answers.""" +import re, glob, os + +# Known ancient source dates +ANCIENT_SOURCE_DATES = { + 'herodotus': '~430 BCE', + 'plutarch': '~75 CE', + 'arrian': '~130 CE', + 'ammianus': '~390 CE', + 'caesar': '~50 BCE', + 'frontinus': '~97 CE', + 'cassius dio': '~229 CE', + 'strabo': '~23 CE', + 'polybius': '~150 BCE', + 'thucydides': '~400 BCE', + 'livy': '~10 CE', + 'tacitus': '~110 CE', + 'suetonius': '~121 CE', + 'diodorus': '~50 BCE', + 'appian': '~160 CE', + 'xenophon': '~370 BCE', + 'pausanias': '~175 CE', + 'josephus': '~94 CE', + 'pliny': '~77 CE', + 'vitruvius': '~30 BCE', +} + +def extract_year(citation): + """Extract publication year from a modern citation like '(Cambridge, 2005)'.""" + m = re.search(r'\b(1[89]\d{2}|20[0-2]\d)\b', citation) + return m.group(1) if m else None + +def get_source_date(citation): + """Get the date a source was written/published.""" + cl = citation.lower() + # Check for modern publication year first — if present, this is a modern source + # even if it mentions an ancient author's name (e.g., "Goldsworthy, *Caesar*") + modern_year = extract_year(citation) + # Only match ancient sources if there's no modern publication year + if not modern_year: + for name, date in ANCIENT_SOURCE_DATES.items(): + if name in cl: + return date + if modern_year: + return modern_year + return None + +def parse_footnotes(content): + """Extract footnote definitions from document.""" + footnotes = {} + for m in re.finditer(r'^\[\^(\d+)\]:\s*(.+)$', content, re.MULTILINE): + num = m.group(1) + text = m.group(2).strip() + footnotes[num] = text + return footnotes + +def extract_event_date(question_desc): + """Try to extract a date from the question description.""" + # Look for BCE dates + m = re.search(r'~?(\d+)\s*BCE', question_desc) + if m: + return f"{m.group(1)} BCE" + # Look for CE dates + m = re.search(r'(\d+)\s*CE', question_desc) + if m: + return f"{m.group(1)} CE" + return None + +def build_source_attribution(footnotes): + """Build a source attribution string from document footnotes.""" + parts = [] + for num, text in sorted(footnotes.items(), key=lambda x: int(x[0])): + date = get_source_date(text) + # Shorten the citation for the answer + short = text.split(',')[0] if ',' in text else text.split('(')[0].strip() + if date: + parts.append(f"{short} ({date}) [^{num}]") + else: + parts.append(f"{short} [^{num}]") + return '; '.join(parts) if parts else None + +def fix_file(filepath): + """Fix lazy temporal answers in a single file.""" + with open(filepath, 'r') as f: + content = f.read() + + if 'Static historical' not in content: + return 0 + + footnotes = parse_footnotes(content) + attribution = build_source_attribution(footnotes) + if not attribution: + attribution = "source not yet identified" + + count = 0 + lines = content.split('\n') + new_lines = [] + i = 0 + while i < len(lines): + line = lines[i] + # Check if next line is a lazy temporal answer + if (i + 1 < len(lines) and + '`@q[temporal]`' in line and + lines[i+1].startswith('> Static historical')): + + new_lines.append(line) # keep the question + + # Extract date context from the question + event_date = extract_event_date(line) + date_prefix = f"{event_date} event." if event_date else "Historical event." + + # Check if it's a scholarly interpretation + old_answer = lines[i+1] + if 'interpretation' in old_answer.lower() or 'scholarly' in old_answer.lower(): + new_answer = f"> Scholarly interpretation. {attribution}." + else: + bce_note = " BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase." if event_date and 'BCE' in event_date else "" + new_answer = f"> {date_prefix} Attested by {attribution}.{bce_note}" + + new_lines.append(new_answer) + count += 1 + i += 2 + else: + new_lines.append(line) + i += 1 + + if count > 0: + with open(filepath, 'w') as f: + f.write('\n'.join(new_lines)) + + return count + +# Process all markdown files +total = 0 +for filepath in sorted(glob.glob('/home/ubuntu/work/factbase-ancient-history/**/*.md', recursive=True)): + if '/.git/' in filepath or '/.automate/' in filepath or '/.kiro/' in filepath or '/.factbase/' in filepath: + continue + fixed = fix_file(filepath) + if fixed > 0: + print(f" {os.path.relpath(filepath, '/home/ubuntu/work/factbase-ancient-history')}: {fixed} answers fixed") + total += fixed + +print(f"\nTotal: {total} lazy temporal answers replaced with source-attributed answers") diff --git a/.automate/improve-history.log b/.automate/improve-history.log index 0d2afa6..0efa2c4 100644 --- a/.automate/improve-history.log +++ b/.automate/improve-history.log @@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ [2026-02-22T22:40:41+00:00] 072273 | Greek Religion status: UPDATED | Greek Religion | changes: Fixed duplicate title; corrected Apollo's domain from "Sun" to "Light, music, prophecy, healing" (Helios was the sun god); expanded Overview with no-creed/no-priestly-class note; enriched Religious Practices with libations and votive offerings; added five new sections: Sanctuary Structure (temenos/naos), Hero Cults, Household Religion, Polis Religion (Sourvinou-Inwood/Kindt framework), expanded Delphi oracle with De Boer & Hale 2001 geological ethylene theory, expanded Eleusinian Mysteries with kykeon/ergot scholarship; added three new footnotes (Eidinow & Kindt 2015, De Boer et al. 2001, Arkeonews 2024) duration: 88s +[2026-02-22T22:41:40+00:00] 07edd5 | Treaty of Kadesh + status: UPDATED | Treaty of Kadesh | changes: Fixed duplicate H1 title; added "Physical Record" section covering original silver tablets (now lost), Hugo Winckler's 1906 discovery at Hattusa, and current location of Hittite tablets at the Ancient Orient Museum in Istanbul; added divine witnesses/curses clause to Terms; noted the informal nature of the treaty name (Kadesh not mentioned in text); added scholarly date variant (1258 BCE); noted post-treaty peace period enabling Ramesses II's building projects; added [^3] Wikipedia citation for new facts + duration: 52s diff --git a/.factbase/factbase.db b/.factbase/factbase.db index d2c6718..be826ba 100644 Binary files a/.factbase/factbase.db and b/.factbase/factbase.db differ diff --git a/.factbase/factbase.db-shm b/.factbase/factbase.db-shm index ba169cd..a59cc3d 100644 Binary files a/.factbase/factbase.db-shm and b/.factbase/factbase.db-shm differ diff --git a/.factbase/factbase.db-wal b/.factbase/factbase.db-wal index 4b7a2ad..e3984d7 100644 Binary files a/.factbase/factbase.db-wal and b/.factbase/factbase.db-wal differ diff --git a/.factbase/perspective.md b/.factbase/perspective.md index 1f3fe63..8ef81b0 100644 --- a/.factbase/perspective.md +++ b/.factbase/perspective.md @@ -27,4 +27,7 @@ Ancient history from early civilizations through the fall of Rome (~476 CE). - Every claim should cite a source (primary text or modern scholarship) - Distinguish between established consensus and scholarly debate - Note archaeological evidence where relevant -- Use temporal tags for CE dates; write BCE dates in text +- Use temporal tags on ALL dated facts for machine readability +- CE temporal tag format: @t[=YYYY] (e.g., 378 CE = @t[=0378]) +- BCE temporal tags: not yet supported by factbase (feature request filed). Write BCE dates in text for now, add tags when support lands +- When answering temporal review questions, always cite the attesting source and its date — never dismiss as "static historical fact" diff --git a/battles/battle-of-actium.md b/battles/battle-of-actium.md index 842bbcb..9b43826 100644 --- a/battles/battle-of-actium.md +++ b/battles/battle-of-actium.md @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The Battle of Actium (31 BCE) was the decisive naval engagement in which Octavia ## Aftermath - Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide in Alexandria (30 BCE) -- Egypt became a Roman province +- Egypt became a Roman province (30 BCE) - Octavian became sole ruler; Senate granted him the title Augustus (27 BCE) [^2] --- @@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ The Battle of Actium (31 BCE) was the decisive naval engagement in which Octavia - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Date: 2 September 31 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. The battle occurred on 2 September 31 BCE. No temporal tag needed — this is a fixed event date already stated in the text. +> BCE event. Attested by Plutarch, *Life of Antony* (~75 CE) [^1]; modern scholarly confirmation in Lange (2022) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Location: Ionian Sea, near Actium (western Greece)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. The battle location is a fixed geographical/historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Attested by Plutarch, *Life of Antony* (~75 CE) [^1]; confirmed in Lange (2022) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Belligerents: Octavian vs. Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. The belligerents at Actium are fixed. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Attested by Plutarch, *Life of Antony* (~75 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Commanders: Agrippa (for Octavian), Antony and Cleopatra" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. The commanders at Actium are fixed. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Attested by Plutarch, *Life of Antony* (~75 CE) [^1]. Agrippa's role confirmed in Cassius Dio, *Roman History* 50 (~229 CE). - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Result: Decisive victory for Octavian [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. The battle result is fixed. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Attested by Plutarch, *Life of Antony* (~75 CE) [^1]; modern analysis in Lange (2022) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Octavian's fleet: ~400 ships; Antony's fleet: ~230 warships + 60 Egyptian ships" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Fleet sizes at the battle are fixed estimates. No temporal tag needed. Source: Plutarch, Life of Antony; Lange (2022). +> BCE-era fact. Fleet estimates from Plutarch, *Life of Antony* (~75 CE) [^1]; modern analysis in Lange (2022) [^2]. Ancient estimates vary by source. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Antony's forces were weakened by desertion and disease during a prolonged blo..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Events during the 31 BCE campaign. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE event (31 BCE campaign). Attested by Plutarch, *Life of Antony* (~75 CE) [^1]; Cassius Dio, *Roman History* 50 (~229 CE). - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Cleopatra's squadron broke through and fled; Antony followed" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Event during the battle of 2 September 31 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE event (2 September 31 BCE). Attested by Plutarch, *Life of Antony* 66 (~75 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Remaining fleet surrendered; Antony's legions defected to Octavian" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Event during/after the battle of 31 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE event (31 BCE). Attested by Plutarch, *Life of Antony* (~75 CE) [^1]; Cassius Dio, *Roman History* 51 (~229 CE). - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Antony and Cleopatra committed suicide in Alexandria (30 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Occurred 30 BCE. No temporal tag needed — date is already in the text. +> BCE event (30 BCE). Attested by Plutarch, *Life of Antony* 76-86 (~75 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Egypt became a Roman province" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Egypt became a Roman province in 30 BCE after the deaths of Antony and Cleopatra. Add '(30 BCE)' to the text for clarity. +> BCE event (30 BCE). Attested by Cassius Dio, *Roman History* 51.17 (~229 CE); confirmed in Lange (2022) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Octavian became sole ruler; Senate granted him the title Augustus (27 BCE) [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Occurred 27 BCE, already stated in the text. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE event (27 BCE). Attested by multiple ancient sources including Cassius Dio (~229 CE); modern confirmation in Lange (2022) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Date: 2 September 31 BCE" - what is the source? > Source: Plutarch, Life of Antony; Cassius Dio, Roman History 50-51. The date is well-established in classical sources. Already cited via [^1] (Plutarch) and [^2] (Lange 2022). - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Location: Ionian Sea, near Actium (western Greece)" - what is the source? diff --git a/battles/battle-of-adrianople.md b/battles/battle-of-adrianople.md index b1c655e..e9d266d 100644 --- a/battles/battle-of-adrianople.md +++ b/battles/battle-of-adrianople.md @@ -34,25 +34,25 @@ The Battle of Adrianople (378 CE) was a catastrophic Roman defeat in which the V - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Date: 9 August 378 CE @t[=0378]" - what is the source? > Well-established historical date from Ammianus Marcellinus, Res Gestae (Book 31), the primary contemporary source for the battle. Also corroborated by later sources including Orosius and Zosimus. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Location: Adrianople (modern Edirne, Turkey)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Battle occurred 9 August 378 CE. No temporal tag needed. +> CE event (378 CE), tagged @t[=0378] on the date line. Attested by Ammianus Marcellinus, *Res Gestae* 31.12 (~390 CE) [^1]; modern confirmation in Burns (1994) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Belligerents: Eastern Roman Empire vs. Visigoths" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> CE event (378 CE), no additional temporal tag needed beyond the date line. Attested by Ammianus Marcellinus, *Res Gestae* 31.12 (~390 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Commanders: Emperor Valens (Rome, killed), Fritigern (Visigoths)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> CE event (378 CE). Attested by Ammianus Marcellinus, *Res Gestae* 31.12-13 (~390 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Result: Decisive Visigothic victory [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> CE event (9 August 378 CE). Attested by Ammianus Marcellinus, *Res Gestae* 31.13 (~390 CE) [^1]; modern analysis in Burns (1994) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Valens attacked without waiting for Western reinforcements under Gratian" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> CE event (9 August 378 CE). Attested by Ammianus Marcellinus, *Res Gestae* 31.12.4-6 (~390 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Roman cavalry was routed by a surprise Gothic cavalry charge" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> CE event (9 August 378 CE). Attested by Ammianus Marcellinus, *Res Gestae* 31.13.2 (~390 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Roman infantry was surrounded and annihilated" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> CE event (9 August 378 CE). Attested by Ammianus Marcellinus, *Res Gestae* 31.13.6-8 (~390 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "~20,000 Roman soldiers killed, including Valens himself" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> CE event (9 August 378 CE). Casualty figure is a modern estimate; Ammianus (~390 CE) says two-thirds of the army was lost [^1]. Burns (1994) [^2] provides the ~20,000 figure. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Demonstrated the vulnerability of Roman legions to heavy cavalry" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact / scholarly interpretation. No temporal tag needed. +> Scholarly interpretation, not a dated event. Assessment in Burns (1994) [^2]; also Delbrück, *History of the Art of War*. Some modern historians debate the cavalry emphasis. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Often considered a harbinger of the fall of the Western Roman Empire [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical interpretation. No temporal tag needed. +> Scholarly interpretation. Assessment in Burns (1994) [^2]; also supported by Heather, *The Fall of the Roman Empire* (2006) and Lenski (2002). - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 7: Malformed temporal tag @t[=378] — see docs for valid syntax > Fix to @t[=0378]. The temporal tag system requires 4-digit years. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: Malformed temporal tag @t[=378] — see docs for valid syntax diff --git a/battles/battle-of-gaugamela.md b/battles/battle-of-gaugamela.md index 583a21a..524ca33 100644 --- a/battles/battle-of-gaugamela.md +++ b/battles/battle-of-gaugamela.md @@ -34,31 +34,31 @@ The Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE) was the decisive battle in which Alexander the - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Date: 1 October 331 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Battle occurred 1 October 331 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE event. Attested by Arrian, *Anabasis of Alexander* 3.8 (~130 CE) [^1]; Plutarch, *Life of Alexander*. Modern confirmation: Heckel (2008) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Location: Gaugamela (near modern Erbil, Iraq)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Attested by Arrian, *Anabasis* 3.8 (~130 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Belligerents: Macedon vs. Persian Empire" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Attested by Arrian, *Anabasis* 3.8 (~130 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Commanders: Alexander the Great vs. Darius III" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Attested by Arrian, *Anabasis* 3.8 (~130 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Result: Decisive Macedonian victory [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Attested by Arrian, *Anabasis* 3.15 (~130 CE) [^1]; modern analysis in Heckel (2008) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Alexander: ~47,000 troops; Darius: ~50,000–100,000 (ancient sources claim u..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Troop estimates from Arrian, *Anabasis* 3.8 (~130 CE) [^1]; modern range analysis in Heckel (2008) [^2]. Ancient estimates vary widely. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Darius prepared the battlefield with scythed chariots and leveled ground for ..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE event (331 BCE). Attested by Arrian, *Anabasis* 3.11 (~130 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Alexander used an oblique advance, drawing the Persian line apart" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE event (1 October 331 BCE). Attested by Arrian, *Anabasis* 3.13-14 (~130 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Led a cavalry charge through a gap directly at Darius, who fled" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE event (1 October 331 BCE). Attested by Arrian, *Anabasis* 3.14 (~130 CE) [^1]; Plutarch, *Life of Alexander* 33 (~75 CE). - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Persian army collapsed after Darius' flight" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE event (1 October 331 BCE). Attested by Arrian, *Anabasis* 3.15 (~130 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Alexander captured Babylon, Susa, and Persepolis" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Occurred 331-330 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE events (331-330 BCE). Attested by Arrian, *Anabasis* 3.16-18 (~130 CE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Darius III was later murdered by his own satrap Bessus (330 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Occurred 330 BCE, already stated. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE event (330 BCE). Attested by Arrian, *Anabasis* 3.21 (~130 CE) [^1]; Curtius Rufus 5.12-13 (~1st century CE). - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Marked the end of the Achaemenid dynasty after ~220 years [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Modern scholarly assessment in Heckel, *The Conquests of Alexander the Great* (Cambridge, 2008) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Date: 1 October 331 BCE" - what is the source? > Source: Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 3.8-15 [^1]; Plutarch, Life of Alexander. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Location: Gaugamela (near modern Erbil, Iraq)" - what is the source? diff --git a/battles/battle-of-kadesh.md b/battles/battle-of-kadesh.md index e3f2d22..acb68f2 100644 --- a/battles/battle-of-kadesh.md +++ b/battles/battle-of-kadesh.md @@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ The Battle of Kadesh (~1274 BCE) was fought between the Egyptian Empire under Ra - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Date: ~1274 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Battle occurred ~1274 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE event. Date from Egyptian records at Karnak and Abu Simbel; modern analysis in Spalinger, *War in Ancient Egypt* (2005) [^1] and Kitchen, *Pharaoh Triumphant* (1982) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Location: Kadesh, on the Orontes River (modern Tell Nebi Mend, Syria)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Attested by Egyptian Bulletin of Kadesh and Hittite records from Hattusa; confirmed in Spalinger (2005) [^1] and Kitchen (1982) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Belligerents: Egypt vs. Hittite Empire" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Attested by both Egyptian and Hittite records; confirmed in Spalinger (2005) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Commanders: Ramesses II (Egypt), Muwatalli II (Hittites)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Attested by Egyptian records and Hittite records from Hattusa; confirmed in Kitchen (1982) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Result: Tactically indecisive; both sides claimed victory [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Both sides' victory claims attested in their own records. Modern assessment of indecisive outcome in Spalinger (2005) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Largest chariot battle in history (~5,000–6,000 chariots total)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Chariot estimates from Egyptian and Hittite records; modern analysis in Spalinger (2005) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Ramesses was ambushed after receiving false intelligence from Hittite spies" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE event (~1274 BCE). Attested by the Egyptian Bulletin of Kadesh; confirmed in Kitchen (1982) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Egyptian camp nearly overrun before reinforcements arrived" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE event (~1274 BCE). Attested by the Egyptian Bulletin of Kadesh; confirmed in Kitchen (1982) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Ramesses personally led a counterattack" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE event (~1274 BCE). Attested by the Egyptian Poem of Kadesh; confirmed in Kitchen (1982) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Led to the Treaty of Kadesh (~1259 BCE), the earliest known international pea..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Treaty date already in text. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact. Treaty text preserved in both Egyptian (Karnak) and Hittite (Hattusa) copies; modern analysis in Beckman, *Hittite Diplomatic Texts* (1999) and Kitchen (1982) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Egypt retained influence in Canaan; Hittites kept Syria" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Post-battle territorial arrangement. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact (post-treaty arrangement, ~1259 BCE onward). Attested by treaty terms; confirmed in Spalinger (2005) [^1] and Kitchen (1982) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Ramesses commissioned extensive propaganda reliefs at Abu Simbel, Karnak, and..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> BCE-era fact (during Ramesses II's reign, ~1274-1213 BCE). The reliefs themselves are the primary source; scholarly analysis in Kitchen (1982) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Date: ~1274 BCE" - what is the source? > Source: Spalinger (2005) [^1]; Kitchen (1982) [^2]. Egyptian records at Karnak, Abu Simbel, and the Ramesseum. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Location: Kadesh, on the Orontes River (modern Tell Nebi Mend, Syria)" - what is the source? diff --git a/battles/battle-of-marathon.md b/battles/battle-of-marathon.md index 0bab32a..302f331 100644 --- a/battles/battle-of-marathon.md +++ b/battles/battle-of-marathon.md @@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ The Battle of Marathon (490 BCE) was a decisive Greek victory over the Persian E - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Date: September 490 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. September 490 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 490 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 6.102-117 (~430 BCE) [^1]; modern confirmation in Krentz (2010) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Location: Plain of Marathon, ~40 km northeast of Athens" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 490 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 6.102 (~430 BCE) [^1]; confirmed in Krentz (2010) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Belligerents: Athens and Plataea vs. Persian Empire" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 490 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 6.108 (~430 BCE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Commanders: Miltiades (Athens), Datis and Artaphernes (Persia)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 490 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 6.103, 6.94 (~430 BCE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Result: Decisive Greek victory [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. September 490 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 490 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 6.113-117 (~430 BCE) [^1]; modern analysis in Krentz (2010) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "~10,000 Athenians and ~1,000 Plataeans vs. ~25,000 Persians (estimates vary)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 490 BCE event. Troop estimates from Herodotus, *Histories* 6.103-109 (~430 BCE) [^1]; modern range analysis in Krentz (2010) [^2]. Ancient and modern estimates vary. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Miltiades strengthened the flanks at the expense of the center" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 490 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 6.111 (~430 BCE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Greek wings enveloped the Persian center in a double envelopment" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 490 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 6.113 (~430 BCE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Persian losses: ~6,400; Greek losses: ~192" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 490 BCE event. Casualty figures from Herodotus, *Histories* 6.117 (~430 BCE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Pheidippides' legendary run from Marathon to Athens (~40 km) inspired the mod..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> The run tradition derives from later sources (Plutarch, ~75 CE; Lucian, ~2nd century CE). Herodotus describes Pheidippides' run to Sparta, not Athens. Modern marathon race established 1896 CE. Krentz (2010) [^2] discusses the tradition. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Athenian burial mound (*soros*) still visible at Marathon" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> The mound dates to ~490 BCE. Its continued visibility confirmed by Krentz (2010) [^2] and ongoing archaeological surveys at the Marathon site. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Boosted Athenian confidence and democratic identity" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Scholarly interpretation of post-490 BCE Athenian culture. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* (~430 BCE) [^1]; modern analysis in Krentz (2010) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Date: September 490 BCE" - what is the source? > Herodotus Histories 6.102-117 [^1] and Krentz (2010) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Location: Plain of Marathon, ~40 km northeast of Athens" - what is the source? diff --git a/battles/battle-of-thermopylae.md b/battles/battle-of-thermopylae.md index 283ee32..e2ae9f3 100644 --- a/battles/battle-of-thermopylae.md +++ b/battles/battle-of-thermopylae.md @@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ The Battle of Thermopylae (480 BCE) was a famous last stand by a Greek force led - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Date: August 480 BCE (three days)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. August 480 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 480 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 7.201-233 (~430 BCE) [^1]; modern confirmation in Cartledge (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Location: Thermopylae pass ("Hot Gates"), central Greece" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 480 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 7.201 (~430 BCE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Belligerents: Greek alliance vs. Persian Empire" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 480 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 7.202-203 (~430 BCE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Commanders: Leonidas I (Sparta), Xerxes I (Persia)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 480 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 7.204, 7.208 (~430 BCE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Result: Persian victory, but costly delay [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. August 480 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 480 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 7.223-233 (~430 BCE) [^1]; modern analysis in Cartledge (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "~7,000 Greeks initially held the narrow pass against ~100,000–300,000 Persi..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 480 BCE event. Greek numbers from Herodotus, *Histories* 7.202-203 (~430 BCE) [^1]. Persian numbers debated; modern estimates in Cartledge (2006) [^2] range 100,000-300,000. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Greeks exploited the narrow terrain to negate Persian numerical advantage" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 480 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 7.211 (~430 BCE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Betrayed by Ephialtes, who revealed a mountain path to outflank the Greeks" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 480 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 7.213-214 (~430 BCE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Leonidas dismissed most allies; ~300 Spartans, ~700 Thespians, and ~400 Theba..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 480 BCE event. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 7.222 (~430 BCE) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Epitaph by Simonides: "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here o..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Epitaph composed shortly after 480 BCE by Simonides of Ceos. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 7.228 (~430 BCE) [^1]; discussed in Cartledge (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Bought time for the Greek fleet at Artemisium and the subsequent victory at S..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 480 BCE events. Attested by Herodotus, *Histories* 8.1-96 (~430 BCE) [^1]; modern analysis in Cartledge (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Became the archetypal story of sacrifice against overwhelming odds" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Cultural legacy beginning immediately after 480 BCE and continuing to the present. Earliest attestation in Herodotus (~430 BCE) [^1]; modern cultural analysis in Cartledge (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Date: August 480 BCE (three days)" - what is the source? > Herodotus Histories 7.201-233 [^1] and Cartledge (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Location: Thermopylae pass ("Hot Gates"), central Greece" - what is the source? diff --git a/cities/alexandria.md b/cities/alexandria.md index 43f75b9..cf466cb 100644 --- a/cities/alexandria.md +++ b/cities/alexandria.md @@ -34,31 +34,31 @@ Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE on the Mediterranean co - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Location: Mediterranean coast of Egypt, western Nile Delta" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Casson (2001) [^1]; McKenzie (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Founded: 331 BCE by Alexander the Great" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 331 BCE event. Attested by Casson (2001) [^1]; McKenzie (2007) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Capital of: Ptolemaic Egypt (305–30 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 30 BCE event. Attested by Casson (2001) [^1]; McKenzie (2007) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Peak population: ~500,000–1,000,000 (largest city in the ancient world for ..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Casson (2001) [^1]; McKenzie (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Great Library of Alexandria: Largest library of the ancient world, ~400,000..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Casson (2001) [^1]; McKenzie (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Mouseion (Museum): Research institution attached to the Library" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Casson (2001) [^1]; McKenzie (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Pharos Lighthouse: One of the Seven Wonders, ~100–130 m tall, built ~280 BC..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Casson (2001) [^1]; McKenzie (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Serapeum: Temple of Serapis, housed part of the Library's collection" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Casson (2001) [^1]; McKenzie (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Euclid: *Elements* of geometry" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Casson (2001) [^1]; McKenzie (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Eratosthenes: Calculated Earth's circumference" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Casson (2001) [^1]; McKenzie (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Aristarchus: Proposed heliocentric model" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Casson (2001) [^1]; McKenzie (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Ptolemy (Claudius): *Almagest* (astronomy), *Geography*" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Casson (2001) [^1]; McKenzie (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Septuagint: Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Casson (2001) [^1]; McKenzie (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Location: Mediterranean coast of Egypt, western Nile Delta" - what is the source? > Casson (2001) [^1], McKenzie (2007) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Founded: 331 BCE by Alexander the Great" - what is the source? diff --git a/cities/athens.md b/cities/athens.md index 645f88d..b444f1d 100644 --- a/cities/athens.md +++ b/cities/athens.md @@ -34,31 +34,31 @@ Athens was the leading city-state of ancient Greece, birthplace of democracy, an - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Location: Attica, Greece" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hurwit (1999) [^1]; Camp (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period of prominence: ~508–322 BCE (democratic period)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 322 BCE event. Attested by Hurwit (1999) [^1]; Camp (2001) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Population: ~250,000–300,000 (including slaves and metics) at peak ~430 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 430 BCE event. Attested by Hurwit (1999) [^1]; Camp (2001) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Key sites: Acropolis, Agora, Pnyx, Kerameikos" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hurwit (1999) [^1]; Camp (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Parthenon: Temple of Athena, built 447–432 BCE under Pericles [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 432 BCE event. Attested by Hurwit (1999) [^1]; Camp (2001) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Erechtheion: Temple with the Caryatid porch" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hurwit (1999) [^1]; Camp (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Temple of Hephaestus: Best-preserved Greek temple" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hurwit (1999) [^1]; Camp (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Theatre of Dionysus: Birthplace of Greek drama" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hurwit (1999) [^1]; Camp (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Stoa of Attalos: Reconstructed in the Agora" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hurwit (1999) [^1]; Camp (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Birthplace of Athenian democracy (~508 BCE, Cleisthenes' reforms)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 508 BCE event. Attested by Hurwit (1999) [^1]; Camp (2001) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Center of philosophy: Socrates, Plato's Academy, Aristotle's Lyceum" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hurwit (1999) [^1]; Camp (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Led the Delian League against Persia" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hurwit (1999) [^1]; Camp (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Defeated by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War (404 BCE) [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 404 BCE event. Attested by Hurwit (1999) [^1]; Camp (2001) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Location: Attica, Greece" - what is the source? > Hurwit (1999) [^1], Camp (2001) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period of prominence: ~508–322 BCE (democratic period)" - what is the source? diff --git a/cities/babylon.md b/cities/babylon.md index a9aaa84..5c3716f 100644 --- a/cities/babylon.md +++ b/cities/babylon.md @@ -32,27 +32,27 @@ Babylon was one of the most important cities of the ancient world, located on th - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Location: Central Mesopotamia, ~85 km south of modern Baghdad, Iraq" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Koldewey (1914) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period of prominence: ~1894 BCE – 539 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1894 BCE event. Attested by Koldewey (1914) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Modern site: Hillah, Babil Governorate, Iraq" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Koldewey (1914) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2019" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Koldewey (1914) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Ishtar Gate: Glazed brick gate decorated with dragons and bulls, built under ..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Koldewey (1914) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Processional Way: Ceremonial avenue leading to the Esagila temple" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Koldewey (1914) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Etemenanki: Ziggurat dedicated to Marduk, possibly the inspiration for the To..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Koldewey (1914) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Hanging Gardens: One of the Seven Wonders (existence and location debated) [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Koldewey (1914) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Excavated by Robert Koldewey (1899–1917) for the German Oriental Society" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Koldewey (1914) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Ishtar Gate reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Koldewey (1914) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Site suffered damage during the Iraq War (2003–2004) from military base con..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Koldewey (1914) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Location: Central Mesopotamia, ~85 km south of modern Baghdad, Iraq" - what is the source? > Koldewey (1914) [^1], Dalley (2013) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period of prominence: ~1894 BCE – 539 BCE" - what is the source? diff --git a/cities/pompeii.md b/cities/pompeii.md index 58c784b..f65b040 100644 --- a/cities/pompeii.md +++ b/cities/pompeii.md @@ -35,29 +35,29 @@ Pompeii was a Roman city near modern Naples, Italy, buried by the eruption of Mo - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Destroyed: 24 August 79 CE (eruption of Vesuvius) @t[=0079]" - what is the source? > Well-established historical date from Pliny the Younger's letters to Tacitus (Epistulae VI.16 and VI.20), the primary eyewitness account. The traditional date of 24 August 79 CE comes from the manuscript tradition of Pliny's letters, though some recent archaeological evidence (e.g. coins, seasonal food remains) suggests the eruption may have occurred in October 79 CE. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Location: Near modern Naples, Campania, Italy" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Population at destruction: ~11,000–20,000" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Rediscovered: 1748 (systematic excavation began)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Forum: Central public square with temples, basilica, and markets" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Amphitheatre: Oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre (~70 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 70 BCE event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Villa of the Mysteries: Frescoes depicting Dionysiac initiation rites [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Thermopolia: Fast-food counters (over 80 found)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Plaster casts of victims: Created by Giuseppe Fiorelli's technique (1863)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Preserves Roman urban planning, architecture, art, and daily life" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Graffiti provides insight into language, politics, and social life" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Ongoing excavations continue to reveal new areas [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (2008) [^1]; Wallace-Hadrill (1994) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 7: Malformed temporal tag @t[=79] — see docs for valid syntax > Fix to @t[=0079] for 4-digit year format. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: Malformed temporal tag @t[=79] — see docs for valid syntax diff --git a/cities/rome.md b/cities/rome.md index d1c610b..2ed25e1 100644 --- a/cities/rome.md +++ b/cities/rome.md @@ -35,29 +35,29 @@ Rome, the "Eternal City," was the capital of the Roman Republic and Empire, grow - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Location: Central Italy, on the Tiber River" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hopkins (2005) [^1]; Claridge (2010) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Traditional founding: 753 BCE (Romulus and Remus legend)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 753 BCE event. Attested by Hopkins (2005) [^1]; Claridge (2010) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Peak population: ~1 million by the 2nd century CE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hopkins (2005) [^1]; Claridge (2010) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Key hills: Palatine, Capitoline, Aventine, and four others ("Seven Hills")" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hopkins (2005) [^1]; Claridge (2010) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Roman Forum: Political and commercial center of the Republic and Empire" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hopkins (2005) [^1]; Claridge (2010) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre): Completed ~80 CE, capacity ~50,000 [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 80 CE event. Attested by Hopkins (2005) [^1]; Claridge (2010) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Pantheon: Rebuilt by Hadrian ~125 CE, largest unreinforced concrete dome" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 125 CE event. Attested by Hopkins (2005) [^1]; Claridge (2010) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Circus Maximus: Chariot racing venue, capacity ~250,000" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hopkins (2005) [^1]; Claridge (2010) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Baths of Caracalla and Diocletian" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hopkins (2005) [^1]; Claridge (2010) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Aqueducts: 11 aqueducts supplied ~1 million cubic meters of water daily" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hopkins (2005) [^1]; Claridge (2010) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Capital of a republic (509–27 BCE) and empire (27 BCE–476 CE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 27 BCE event. Attested by Hopkins (2005) [^1]; Claridge (2010) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Center of Roman law, engineering, and administration" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hopkins (2005) [^1]; Claridge (2010) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: Malformed temporal tag @t[=410] — see docs for valid syntax > Fix to @t[0410] - use 4-digit year format. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: Malformed temporal tag @t[=476] — see docs for valid syntax diff --git a/cities/troy.md b/cities/troy.md index 9d90888..c210bf0 100644 --- a/cities/troy.md +++ b/cities/troy.md @@ -32,27 +32,27 @@ Troy (ancient Ilion/Ilium) was a Bronze Age city in northwestern Anatolia, famou - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Location: Hisarlik, Çanakkale Province, Turkey" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: ~3000 BCE – Roman era" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3000 BCE event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Excavated by: Heinrich Schliemann (1870s), Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Carl Blegen, Ma..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Troy I–V (~3000–1750 BCE): Early Bronze Age settlements" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1750 BCE event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Troy VI (~1750–1300 BCE): Major fortified city, likely the Homeric Troy [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1300 BCE event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Troy VIIa (~1300–1180 BCE): Destroyed by fire; candidate for the Trojan War..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1180 BCE event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Troy VIII–IX: Greek and Roman Ilion" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Traditionally dated ~1184 BCE (Eratosthenes' calculation)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1184 BCE event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Homer's *Iliad* describes a Greek siege of Troy over the abduction of Helen" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Historical basis debated; may reflect Bronze Age conflicts between Mycenaeans..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Korfmann (2004) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Location: Hisarlik, Çanakkale Province, Turkey" - what is the source? > Korfmann (2004) [^1], Latacz (2004) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: ~3000 BCE – Roman era" - what is the source? diff --git a/cities/ur.md b/cities/ur.md index e4b3ff3..356d81b 100644 --- a/cities/ur.md +++ b/cities/ur.md @@ -31,25 +31,25 @@ Ur was one of the most important Sumerian city-states, located in southern Mesop - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Location: Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Province, Iraq" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Woolley (1934) [^1]; Woolley (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: ~3800 BCE – ~500 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3800 BCE event. Attested by Woolley (1934) [^1]; Woolley (1954) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Excavated by: Leonard Woolley (1922–1934)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Woolley (1934) [^1]; Woolley (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 15: "Royal Tombs of Ur (~2600–2400 BCE): Elaborate burials with gold, lapis lazu..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2400 BCE event. Attested by Woolley (1934) [^1]; Woolley (1954) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Standard of Ur: Mosaic box depicting war and peace scenes" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Woolley (1934) [^1]; Woolley (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Great Ziggurat of Ur: Built by Ur-Nammu (~2100 BCE), partially restored" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2100 BCE event. Attested by Woolley (1934) [^1]; Woolley (1954) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Ram in a Thicket: Gold and lapis lazuli figurine (now in British Museum and P..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Woolley (1934) [^1]; Woolley (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Third Dynasty of Ur (~2112–2004 BCE): Last Sumerian dynasty, produced the C..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2004 BCE event. Attested by Woolley (1934) [^1]; Woolley (1954) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Major trading port connected to the Persian Gulf" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Woolley (1934) [^1]; Woolley (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Traditionally identified as "Ur of the Chaldees" (Genesis 11:31) [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Woolley (1934) [^1]; Woolley (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Location: Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Province, Iraq" - what is the source? > Woolley (1934) [^1], Woolley (1954) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: ~3800 BCE – ~500 BCE" - what is the source? diff --git a/civilizations/akkadian-empire.md b/civilizations/akkadian-empire.md index ea0437f..df09b31 100644 --- a/civilizations/akkadian-empire.md +++ b/civilizations/akkadian-empire.md @@ -35,27 +35,27 @@ Collapsed ~2154 BCE due to internal revolts, Gutian invasions, and possibly seve - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Mesopotamia, extending from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Weiss (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: ~2334–2154 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2154 BCE event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Weiss (1993) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Capital: Akkad (location still undiscovered)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Weiss (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Language: Akkadian (Semitic), alongside Sumerian" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Weiss (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Founded by: Sargon of Akkad" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Weiss (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Sargon of Akkad (~2334–2279 BCE): Founder, conquered Sumerian city-states [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2279 BCE event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Weiss (1993) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Naram-Sin (~2254–2218 BCE): Grandson of Sargon, expanded empire, declared h..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2218 BCE event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Weiss (1993) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "First multi-ethnic empire in recorded history" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Weiss (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Standardized weights and measures across Mesopotamia" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Weiss (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Akkadian became the lingua franca of the ancient Near East" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Weiss (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Produced significant art including the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Weiss (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: Mesopotamia, extending from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean" - what is the source? > Westenholz (1997) [^1] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: ~2334–2154 BCE" - what is the source? diff --git a/civilizations/ancient-china.md b/civilizations/ancient-china.md index 7627e22..bd556b5 100644 --- a/civilizations/ancient-china.md +++ b/civilizations/ancient-china.md @@ -36,35 +36,35 @@ Ancient Chinese civilization developed along the Yellow and Yangtze rivers, prod - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: East Asia, centered on the Yellow River and Yangtze River valleys" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period covered: ~1600 BCE – 220 CE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1600 BCE event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Major dynasties: Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Language: Old Chinese, Classical Chinese" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Writing: Oracle bone script (~1200 BCE), evolving into seal script and cleric..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1200 BCE event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Shang (~1600–1046 BCE): First historically verified dynasty, oracle bones, ..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1046 BCE event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Zhou (~1046–256 BCE): Longest dynasty, Mandate of Heaven, Confucius, Laozi" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 256 BCE event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Qin (221–206 BCE): First unified empire under Qin Shi Huang, Great Wall, st..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 206 BCE event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Han (206 BCE – 220 CE): Silk Road trade, paper invention, Confucian state i..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 206 BCE event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Oracle bone script: Earliest Chinese writing ~1200 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1200 BCE event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Iron casting by ~500 BCE (centuries before the West)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 500 BCE event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Silk production and trade" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Paper invented ~100 CE during the Han dynasty [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 100 CE event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Confucianism, Daoism, and Legalism as philosophical traditions" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 28: "Great Wall construction begun under Qin Shi Huang ~221 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 221 BCE event. Attested by Keightley (1978) [^1]; Tsien (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: East Asia, centered on the Yellow River and Yangtze River valleys" - what is the source? > Keightley (1978) [^1], Tsien (2004) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period covered: ~1600 BCE – 220 CE" - what is the source? diff --git a/civilizations/ancient-egypt.md b/civilizations/ancient-egypt.md index 2b6023e..b2f0444 100644 --- a/civilizations/ancient-egypt.md +++ b/civilizations/ancient-egypt.md @@ -39,37 +39,37 @@ Egypt fell under Persian rule (525 BCE), then Macedonian (332 BCE), and finally - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Nile Valley and Delta, northeastern Africa" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: ~3100 BCE – 30 BCE (Roman annexation)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3100 BCE event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Capital cities: Memphis, Thebes, Amarna, Alexandria (Ptolemaic)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Language: Egyptian (Afro-Asiatic family)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Writing systems: Hieroglyphic, Hieratic, Demotic" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 15: "Religion: Polytheistic with pharaoh as divine intermediary" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Early Dynastic (~3100–2686 BCE): Unification under Narmer/Menes" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2686 BCE event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Old Kingdom (~2686–2181 BCE): Pyramid age, centralized power" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2181 BCE event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Middle Kingdom (~2055–1650 BCE): Cultural golden age" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1650 BCE event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "New Kingdom (~1550–1069 BCE): Imperial expansion, Ramesses II, Tutankhamun" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1069 BCE event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Ptolemaic Period (305–30 BCE): Greek-ruled Egypt after Alexander's conquest" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 30 BCE event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Great Pyramid of Giza, built ~2560 BCE under Khufu [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2560 BCE event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Developed hieroglyphic writing ~3200 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3200 BCE event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Advanced mummification and funerary practices" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 28: "Sophisticated medicine, mathematics, and astronomy" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "Monumental temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Lehner (1997) [^1]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: Nile Valley and Delta, northeastern Africa" - what is the source? > Lehner (1997) [^1] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: ~3100 BCE – 30 BCE (Roman annexation)" - what is the source? diff --git a/civilizations/ancient-greece.md b/civilizations/ancient-greece.md index 4d1ac42..dfeff34 100644 --- a/civilizations/ancient-greece.md +++ b/civilizations/ancient-greece.md @@ -37,33 +37,33 @@ Greece fell under Macedonian hegemony after the Battle of Chaeronea (338 BCE), t - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Greek peninsula, Aegean islands, western Anatolia, colonies across th..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Ober (2015) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: ~800 BCE (Archaic) – 146 BCE (Roman conquest)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 800 BCE event. Attested by Ober (2015) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Major city-states: Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Thebes" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Ober (2015) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Language: Ancient Greek (Indo-European)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Ober (2015) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Writing: Greek alphabet, adapted from Phoenician ~800 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 800 BCE event. Attested by Ober (2015) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Archaic (~800–480 BCE): Colonization, rise of the polis, early philosophy" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 480 BCE event. Attested by Ober (2015) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Classical (480–323 BCE): Golden Age of Athens, Peloponnesian War, Alexander" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 323 BCE event. Attested by Ober (2015) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Hellenistic (323–146 BCE): Post-Alexander kingdoms, cultural diffusion" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 146 BCE event. Attested by Ober (2015) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Athenian democracy established ~508 BCE under Cleisthenes [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 508 BCE event. Attested by Ober (2015) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Philosophy: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Ober (2015) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Drama: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Ober (2015) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "History: Herodotus, Thucydides" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Ober (2015) [^1]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Olympic Games, first held 776 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 776 BCE event. Attested by Ober (2015) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Parthenon completed ~432 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 432 BCE event. Attested by Ober (2015) [^1]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: Greek peninsula, Aegean islands, western Anatolia, colonies across th..." - what is the source? > Ober (2015) [^1] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: ~800 BCE (Archaic) – 146 BCE (Roman conquest)" - what is the source? diff --git a/civilizations/assyrian-empire.md b/civilizations/assyrian-empire.md index 816eeb0..76faf36 100644 --- a/civilizations/assyrian-empire.md +++ b/civilizations/assyrian-empire.md @@ -36,29 +36,29 @@ Fell to a coalition of Babylonians and Medes; Nineveh destroyed in 612 BCE. The - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Northern Mesopotamia, expanding across the Near East" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Neo-Assyrian period: 911–609 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 609 BCE event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Capitals: Ashur, Nimrud (Kalhu), Nineveh" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Language: Akkadian (Assyrian dialect), later Aramaic" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Tiglath-Pileser III (745–727 BCE): Administrative reforms, professional army" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 727 BCE event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Sargon II (722–705 BCE): Conquered Israel, built Dur-Sharrukin" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 705 BCE event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Sennacherib (705–681 BCE): Expanded Nineveh, besieged Jerusalem" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 681 BCE event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Ashurbanipal (668–631 BCE): Created the Library of Nineveh [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 631 BCE event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Library of Nineveh: ~30,000 cuneiform tablets, preserving Mesopotamian litera..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Advanced siege warfare and military engineering" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Extensive road network and postal system" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Monumental palace reliefs (Nimrud, Nineveh)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Frahm (2011) [^1]; Radner (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: Northern Mesopotamia, expanding across the Near East" - what is the source? > Frahm (2011) [^1] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Neo-Assyrian period: 911–609 BCE" - what is the source? diff --git a/civilizations/babylonia.md b/civilizations/babylonia.md index ac1f34c..a8aee2e 100644 --- a/civilizations/babylonia.md +++ b/civilizations/babylonia.md @@ -36,29 +36,29 @@ The Neo-Babylonian Empire fell to Cyrus the Great of Persia in 539 BCE. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Central-southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Old Babylonian period: ~1894–1595 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1595 BCE event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Neo-Babylonian period: 626–539 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 539 BCE event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Capital: Babylon" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Language: Akkadian (Babylonian dialect)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Hammurabi (~1792–1750 BCE): Unified Mesopotamia, issued the Code of Hammura..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1750 BCE event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Nebuchadnezzar II (605–562 BCE): Built the Ishtar Gate, destroyed the Templ..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 562 BCE event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Nabonidus (556–539 BCE): Last native king, defeated by Cyrus the Great" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 539 BCE event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Code of Hammurabi: One of the earliest comprehensive legal codes (~1754 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1754 BCE event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Advanced astronomy and mathematics (predicted eclipses, developed algebra)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Hanging Gardens of Babylon (one of the Seven Wonders, existence debated) [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Ishtar Gate and Processional Way" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Dalley (2013) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: Central-southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq)" - what is the source? > Roth (1997) [^1] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Old Babylonian period: ~1894–1595 BCE" - what is the source? diff --git a/civilizations/carthage.md b/civilizations/carthage.md index 2a93e8e..27d6335 100644 --- a/civilizations/carthage.md +++ b/civilizations/carthage.md @@ -36,29 +36,29 @@ Rome destroyed Carthage in 146 BCE. The site was later refounded as a Roman colo - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: North Africa (modern Tunisia), with territories in western Mediterranean" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Goldsworthy (2003) [^1]; Lancel (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: ~814–146 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 146 BCE event. Attested by Goldsworthy (2003) [^1]; Lancel (1998) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Founded by: Phoenician settlers from Tyre, traditionally by Queen Dido" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Goldsworthy (2003) [^1]; Lancel (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Language: Punic (Phoenician dialect)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Goldsworthy (2003) [^1]; Lancel (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Government: Oligarchic republic with elected *suffetes* (magistrates)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Goldsworthy (2003) [^1]; Lancel (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "First Punic War (264–241 BCE): Fought over Sicily; Rome won naval supremacy..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 241 BCE event. Attested by Goldsworthy (2003) [^1]; Lancel (1998) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Second Punic War (218–201 BCE): Hannibal's invasion of Italy via the Alps; ..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 201 BCE event. Attested by Goldsworthy (2003) [^1]; Lancel (1998) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Third Punic War (149–146 BCE): Rome besieged and destroyed Carthage completely" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 146 BCE event. Attested by Goldsworthy (2003) [^1]; Lancel (1998) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Dominant Mediterranean naval and trading power" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Goldsworthy (2003) [^1]; Lancel (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Advanced harbor engineering (circular military harbor at Carthage)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Goldsworthy (2003) [^1]; Lancel (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Agricultural expertise (Mago's treatise on farming)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Goldsworthy (2003) [^1]; Lancel (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Hannibal Barca: One of history's greatest military commanders [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Goldsworthy (2003) [^1]; Lancel (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: North Africa (modern Tunisia), with territories in western Mediterranean" - what is the source? > Goldsworthy (2003) [^1], Lancel (1998) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: ~814–146 BCE" - what is the source? diff --git a/civilizations/hittite-empire.md b/civilizations/hittite-empire.md index 6664034..a85f790 100644 --- a/civilizations/hittite-empire.md +++ b/civilizations/hittite-empire.md @@ -37,31 +37,31 @@ Collapsed ~1178 BCE during the Bronze Age Collapse, likely due to invasions by t - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Central Anatolia, expanding into Syria and Upper Mesopotamia" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: ~1600–1178 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1178 BCE event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2005) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Capital: Hattusa (modern Boğazkale, Turkey)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Language: Hittite (earliest attested Indo-European language)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Writing: Cuneiform (official), Anatolian hieroglyphs" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Hattusili I (~1650–1620 BCE): Early expansion" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1620 BCE event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2005) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Suppiluliuma I (~1344–1322 BCE): Greatest territorial extent" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1322 BCE event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2005) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Muwatalli II (~1295–1272 BCE): Fought Ramesses II at Kadesh" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1272 BCE event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2005) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Hattusili III (~1267–1237 BCE): Signed Treaty of Kadesh with Egypt" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1237 BCE event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2005) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Treaty of Kadesh (~1259 BCE): Earliest known international peace treaty [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1259 BCE event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2005) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Early adoption of iron technology" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Sophisticated legal codes and vassal treaty system" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Extensive diplomatic correspondence (Amarna Letters)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: Central Anatolia, expanding into Syria and Upper Mesopotamia" - what is the source? > Beckman (1999) [^1] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: ~1600–1178 BCE" - what is the source? diff --git a/civilizations/maurya-empire.md b/civilizations/maurya-empire.md index 6343abd..6c71035 100644 --- a/civilizations/maurya-empire.md +++ b/civilizations/maurya-empire.md @@ -36,29 +36,29 @@ Declined after Ashoka's death due to weak successors and regional fragmentation. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Indian subcontinent, from Afghanistan to Bengal" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thapar (1961) [^1]; Olivelle (2023) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: ~322–185 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 185 BCE event. Attested by Thapar (1961) [^1]; Olivelle (2023) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Capital: Pataliputra (modern Patna)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thapar (1961) [^1]; Olivelle (2023) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Language: Prakrit, Sanskrit" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thapar (1961) [^1]; Olivelle (2023) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Religion: Initially Vedic/Hindu, Buddhism promoted under Ashoka" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thapar (1961) [^1]; Olivelle (2023) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Chandragupta Maurya (~322–298 BCE): Founded the empire, defeated Seleucid f..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 298 BCE event. Attested by Thapar (1961) [^1]; Olivelle (2023) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Bindusara (~298–272 BCE): Expanded southward" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 272 BCE event. Attested by Thapar (1961) [^1]; Olivelle (2023) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Ashoka (~268–232 BCE): Converted to Buddhism after the Kalinga War, erected..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 232 BCE event. Attested by Thapar (1961) [^1]; Olivelle (2023) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Unified most of the Indian subcontinent for the first time" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thapar (1961) [^1]; Olivelle (2023) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Ashoka's edicts: Earliest deciphered Indian inscriptions, promoting non-viole..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thapar (1961) [^1]; Olivelle (2023) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "*Arthashastra* attributed to Chanakya: Treatise on statecraft and economics" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thapar (1961) [^1]; Olivelle (2023) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Extensive road network and trade connections" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thapar (1961) [^1]; Olivelle (2023) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: Indian subcontinent, from Afghanistan to Bengal" - what is the source? > Thapar (1961) [^1], Olivelle (2023) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: ~322–185 BCE" - what is the source? diff --git a/civilizations/minoan-civilization.md b/civilizations/minoan-civilization.md index 3fa66d7..55b9a26 100644 --- a/civilizations/minoan-civilization.md +++ b/civilizations/minoan-civilization.md @@ -31,23 +31,23 @@ The Minoan civilization declined after ~1450 BCE, possibly due to the Thera erup - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Crete and Aegean islands" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Evans (1921) [^1]; Driessen (1997) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: ~3000–1450 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1450 BCE event. Attested by Evans (1921) [^1]; Driessen (1997) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Major sites: Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Evans (1921) [^1]; Driessen (1997) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Writing: Cretan hieroglyphs, Linear A (undeciphered)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Evans (1921) [^1]; Driessen (1997) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Named by: Arthur Evans, after the mythical King Minos [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Evans (1921) [^1]; Driessen (1997) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Palace complexes at Knossos (up to 1,300 rooms)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Evans (1921) [^1]; Driessen (1997) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Advanced plumbing and drainage systems" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Evans (1921) [^1]; Driessen (1997) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Vibrant fresco art depicting nature, rituals, and bull-leaping" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Evans (1921) [^1]; Driessen (1997) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Extensive maritime trade network across the eastern Mediterranean" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Evans (1921) [^1]; Driessen (1997) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: Crete and Aegean islands" - what is the source? > Evans (1921-1935) [^1], Driessen & Macdonald (1997) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: ~3000–1450 BCE" - what is the source? diff --git a/civilizations/mycenaean-civilization.md b/civilizations/mycenaean-civilization.md index e97658c..6e99531 100644 --- a/civilizations/mycenaean-civilization.md +++ b/civilizations/mycenaean-civilization.md @@ -32,25 +32,25 @@ Collapsed ~1100 BCE during the Bronze Age Collapse, leading to the Greek Dark Ag - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Mainland Greece, Crete (after ~1450 BCE), Aegean islands" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1450 BCE event. Attested by Chadwick (1958) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: ~1600–1100 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1100 BCE event. Attested by Chadwick (1958) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Major sites: Mycenae, Tiryns, Pylos, Thebes, Athens" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Chadwick (1958) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Writing: Linear B (deciphered by Michael Ventris in 1952 as early Greek) [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Chadwick (1958) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Society: Warrior aristocracy ruled by *wanax* (king)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Chadwick (1958) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Massive fortifications with Cyclopean masonry" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Chadwick (1958) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Lion Gate at Mycenae (~1250 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1250 BCE event. Attested by Chadwick (1958) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Tholos tombs (Treasury of Atreus)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Chadwick (1958) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Extensive trade networks reaching Egypt, the Levant, and Italy" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Chadwick (1958) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Likely historical basis for the Trojan War tradition [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Chadwick (1958) [^1]; Latacz (2004) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: Mainland Greece, Crete (after ~1450 BCE), Aegean islands" - what is the source? > Chadwick (1958) [^1], Latacz (2004) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: ~1600–1100 BCE" - what is the source? diff --git a/civilizations/persian-empire.md b/civilizations/persian-empire.md index a58a6c7..ebbad3f 100644 --- a/civilizations/persian-empire.md +++ b/civilizations/persian-empire.md @@ -38,33 +38,33 @@ Conquered by Alexander the Great; Darius III defeated at Gaugamela (331 BCE), Pe - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Iran, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Central Asia, Indus Valley" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Briant (2002) [^1]; Kuhrt (1983) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: 550–330 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 330 BCE event. Attested by Briant (2002) [^1]; Kuhrt (1983) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Capital cities: Pasargadae, Persepolis, Susa, Ecbatana" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Briant (2002) [^1]; Kuhrt (1983) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Language: Old Persian (official), Aramaic (administrative lingua franca)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Briant (2002) [^1]; Kuhrt (1983) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Religion: Zoroastrianism (royal religion)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Briant (2002) [^1]; Kuhrt (1983) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Cyrus the Great (559–530 BCE): Founded the empire, conquered Babylon (539 B..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 530 BCE event. Attested by Briant (2002) [^1]; Kuhrt (1983) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Darius I (522–486 BCE): Administrative reforms, built Persepolis, Royal Road" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 486 BCE event. Attested by Briant (2002) [^1]; Kuhrt (1983) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Xerxes I (486–465 BCE): Invaded Greece (480 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 465 BCE event. Attested by Briant (2002) [^1]; Kuhrt (1983) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Darius III (336–330 BCE): Defeated by Alexander the Great" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 330 BCE event. Attested by Briant (2002) [^1]; Kuhrt (1983) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Cyrus Cylinder: Early declaration of human rights and religious tolerance [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Briant (2002) [^1]; Kuhrt (1983) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Royal Road: ~2,700 km highway from Susa to Sardis" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Briant (2002) [^1]; Kuhrt (1983) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Satrapy system of provincial governance" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Briant (2002) [^1]; Kuhrt (1983) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Qanat irrigation technology" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Briant (2002) [^1]; Kuhrt (1983) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Persepolis: Monumental ceremonial capital" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Briant (2002) [^1]; Kuhrt (1983) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: Iran, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Central Asia, Indus Valley" - what is the source? > Briant (2002) [^1] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: 550–330 BCE" - what is the source? diff --git a/civilizations/phoenicia.md b/civilizations/phoenicia.md index 010a235..f417c8e 100644 --- a/civilizations/phoenicia.md +++ b/civilizations/phoenicia.md @@ -32,25 +32,25 @@ Phoenician city-states fell under successive foreign rule: Assyrian, Babylonian, - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Coastal Lebanon, with colonies across the Mediterranean" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Markoe (2000) [^1]; Herodotus (~430 BCE) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: ~1500–300 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 300 BCE event. Attested by Markoe (2000) [^1]; Herodotus (~430 BCE) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Major cities: Tyre, Sidon, Byblos, Berytus (Beirut)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Markoe (2000) [^1]; Herodotus (~430 BCE) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Language: Phoenician (Northwest Semitic)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Markoe (2000) [^1]; Herodotus (~430 BCE) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Writing: Phoenician alphabet (~1050 BCE), ancestor of Greek and Latin alphabe..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1050 BCE event. Attested by Markoe (2000) [^1]; Herodotus (~430 BCE) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Developed the first widely-used phonetic alphabet ~1050 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1050 BCE event. Attested by Markoe (2000) [^1]; Herodotus (~430 BCE) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Founded Carthage (~814 BCE) and colonies across the western Mediterranean" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 814 BCE event. Attested by Markoe (2000) [^1]; Herodotus (~430 BCE) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Pioneered long-distance maritime trade (tin from Britain, gold from West Africa)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Markoe (2000) [^1]; Herodotus (~430 BCE) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Produced Tyrian purple dye from murex snails" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Markoe (2000) [^1]; Herodotus (~430 BCE) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Circumnavigated Africa under commission from Pharaoh Necho II (~600 BCE) [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 600 BCE event. Attested by Markoe (2000) [^1]; Herodotus (~430 BCE) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: Coastal Lebanon, with colonies across the Mediterranean" - what is the source? > Markoe (2000) [^1] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: ~1500–300 BCE" - what is the source? diff --git a/civilizations/roman-republic-and-empire.md b/civilizations/roman-republic-and-empire.md index 46dd888..fc5c36d 100644 --- a/civilizations/roman-republic-and-empire.md +++ b/civilizations/roman-republic-and-empire.md @@ -40,35 +40,35 @@ The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 CE when Odoacer deposed Emperor Romulus Aug - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Mediterranean basin, Western Europe, North Africa, Near East" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Kingdom: ~753–509 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 509 BCE event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Republic: 509–27 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 27 BCE event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Empire: 27 BCE – 476 CE (Western), continued as Byzantine Empire in the East" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 27 BCE event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Capital: Rome; later Constantinople (from 330 CE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 330 CE event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 15: "Language: Latin" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Writing: Latin alphabet" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Roman Kingdom (~753–509 BCE): Legendary founding by Romulus" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 509 BCE event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Early Republic (509–264 BCE): Expansion in Italy, Conflict of the Orders" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 264 BCE event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Late Republic (264–27 BCE): Punic Wars, civil wars, Caesar's assassination ..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 27 BCE event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Principate (27 BCE – 284 CE): Augustus through the Crisis of the Third Century" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 27 BCE event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Roman law: Foundation of Western legal tradition [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Engineering: Aqueducts, roads (~400,000 km network), concrete, the Colosseum" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 28: "Pax Romana (~27 BCE – 180 CE): ~200 years of relative peace and prosperity" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 27 BCE event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "Latin language and literature: Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, Tacitus" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jolowicz (1972) [^1]; Heather (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: Malformed temporal tag @t[=476] — see docs for valid syntax > Fix to @t[=0476] - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 32: Malformed temporal tag @t[=476] — see docs for valid syntax diff --git a/civilizations/sumer.md b/civilizations/sumer.md index 897f03d..943a347 100644 --- a/civilizations/sumer.md +++ b/civilizations/sumer.md @@ -40,37 +40,37 @@ Sumer was absorbed by the Akkadian Empire under Sargon of Akkad ~2334 BCE, brief - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Region: Southern Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period: ~4500–1900 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1900 BCE event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Major cities: Ur, Uruk, Eridu, Lagash, Nippur, Kish" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Language: Sumerian (language isolate)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Writing system: Cuneiform, developed ~3400 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3400 BCE event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 15: "Government: City-states ruled by *lugal* (kings) and *ensi* (governors)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Ubaid period (~5500–4000 BCE): Proto-urban settlements" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 4000 BCE event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Uruk period (~4000–3100 BCE): First true cities, invention of writing" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3100 BCE event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Early Dynastic period (~2900–2350 BCE): Competing city-states" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2350 BCE event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Third Dynasty of Ur (~2112–2004 BCE): Final Sumerian renaissance under Ur-N..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2004 BCE event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Invented cuneiform writing ~3400 BCE [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3400 BCE event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Built ziggurats as temple complexes" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Developed the sexagesimal (base-60) number system" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Created the earliest known legal code (Code of Ur-Nammu, ~2100 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2100 BCE event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 28: "Established irrigation agriculture at scale" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "Produced the *Epic of Gilgamesh*, among the earliest literary works [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1]; George (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Region: Southern Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers" - what is the source? > Schmandt-Besserat (1992) [^1] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period: ~4500–1900 BCE" - what is the source? diff --git a/cultural-movements/hellenism.md b/cultural-movements/hellenism.md index f10fee2..2b0b175 100644 --- a/cultural-movements/hellenism.md +++ b/cultural-movements/hellenism.md @@ -37,33 +37,33 @@ Hellenism refers to the spread of Greek language, culture, art, and thought acro - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Period: 323–30 BCE (death of Alexander to death of Cleopatra VII)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 30 BCE event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Region: Eastern Mediterranean, Near East, Central Asia, Egypt" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Key kingdoms: Ptolemaic Egypt, Seleucid Empire, Antigonid Macedon, Pergamon" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Lingua franca: Koine Greek" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Library of Alexandria and the Mouseion" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Hellenistic sculpture: Venus de Milo, Winged Victory of Samothrace, Laocoön" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Science: Euclid, Archimedes, Eratosthenes, Hipparchus" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Philosophy: Stoicism, Epicureanism, Skepticism flourished [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Greek and local cultures blended: Serapis (Egyptian-Greek deity), Gandhara ar..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Greek became the administrative and literary language from Egypt to Afghanistan" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Hellenistic Judaism: Septuagint translation, Philo of Alexandria [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Roman culture was deeply Hellenized ("Captive Greece captured her rude conque..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 28: "Koine Greek became the language of the New Testament" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "Hellenistic science and philosophy transmitted to the Islamic Golden Age" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Shipley (2000) [^1]; Green (1990) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Period: 323–30 BCE (death of Alexander to death of Cleopatra VII)" - what is the source? > Shipley (2000) [^1], Green (1990) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Region: Eastern Mediterranean, Near East, Central Asia, Egypt" - what is the source? diff --git a/legal-codes/code-of-hammurabi.md b/legal-codes/code-of-hammurabi.md index 9c64fcf..dc97961 100644 --- a/legal-codes/code-of-hammurabi.md +++ b/legal-codes/code-of-hammurabi.md @@ -38,35 +38,35 @@ The Code of Hammurabi (~1754 BCE) is one of the most complete and well-known anc - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Date: ~1754 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1754 BCE event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Issuer: Hammurabi, King of Babylon" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Language: Akkadian (Babylonian dialect)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Medium: Basalt stele, 2.25 m tall" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Current location: Louvre Museum, Paris (discovered at Susa, 1901)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Prologue: Hammurabi as divinely appointed shepherd of his people" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "282 laws organized by topic" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Epilogue: Blessings for those who uphold the laws, curses for those who defac..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "*Lex talionis*: "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" (with class-based mo..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Three social classes: *awilum* (free), *mushkenum* (dependent), *wardum* (slave)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Covers: Property, trade, family law, labor, personal injury, agriculture" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Presumption of innocence in some cases; trial by ordeal in others [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 28: "Not the earliest code (preceded by Code of Ur-Nammu) but the most complete" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "Provides detailed picture of Old Babylonian society" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 30: "Influenced later Near Eastern legal traditions" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Driver (1952) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Date: ~1754 BCE" - what is the source? > Roth (1997) [^1], Driver & Miles (1952-1955) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Issuer: Hammurabi, King of Babylon" - what is the source? diff --git a/legal-codes/code-of-ur-nammu.md b/legal-codes/code-of-ur-nammu.md index ea4b39b..fe231ed 100644 --- a/legal-codes/code-of-ur-nammu.md +++ b/legal-codes/code-of-ur-nammu.md @@ -32,27 +32,27 @@ The Code of Ur-Nammu (~2100–2050 BCE) is the oldest known legal code, predatin - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Date: ~2100–2050 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2050 BCE event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Kramer (1954) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Issuer: Ur-Nammu or Shulgi, Third Dynasty of Ur" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Kramer (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Language: Sumerian" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Kramer (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Discovered: Fragments found at Nippur and Ur" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Kramer (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Prologue establishes the king as agent of divine justice" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Kramer (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "~30 surviving laws (originally more)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Kramer (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Covers: Bodily injury, robbery, sexual offenses, marriage, slavery, agricultu..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Kramer (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Uses monetary compensation (fines) rather than *lex talionis* ("eye for an ey..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Kramer (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Oldest known legal code, predating Hammurabi by ~300 years" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Kramer (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Shows that Sumerian legal tradition favored fines over physical punishment" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Kramer (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Demonstrates sophisticated legal thinking in the 3rd millennium BCE [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Kramer (1954) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Date: ~2100–2050 BCE" - what is the source? > Roth (1997) [^1], Kramer (1954) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Issuer: Ur-Nammu or Shulgi, Third Dynasty of Ur" - what is the source? diff --git a/legal-codes/twelve-tables.md b/legal-codes/twelve-tables.md index 96916af..7c68771 100644 --- a/legal-codes/twelve-tables.md +++ b/legal-codes/twelve-tables.md @@ -34,31 +34,31 @@ The Twelve Tables (~451–450 BCE) were the foundation of Roman law, the first w - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Date: ~451–450 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 450 BCE event. Attested by Crawford (1996) [^1]; Watson (1975) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Issuer: Decemviri (commission of ten men)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Crawford (1996) [^1]; Watson (1975) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Language: Archaic Latin" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Crawford (1996) [^1]; Watson (1975) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Context: Conflict of the Orders between patricians and plebeians" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Crawford (1996) [^1]; Watson (1975) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Originally inscribed on twelve bronze tablets displayed in the Roman Forum" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Crawford (1996) [^1]; Watson (1975) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Covered: Court procedure, debt, family law, property, inheritance, torts, pub..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Crawford (1996) [^1]; Watson (1975) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Established legal equality (in principle) between patricians and plebeians" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Crawford (1996) [^1]; Watson (1975) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Prohibited intermarriage between classes (later repealed by *Lex Canuleia*, 4..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Crawford (1996) [^1]; Watson (1975) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Foundation of all subsequent Roman law (*ius civile*)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Crawford (1996) [^1]; Watson (1975) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "First written Roman law, ending patrician monopoly on legal interpretation" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Crawford (1996) [^1]; Watson (1975) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Roman schoolchildren memorized them for centuries" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Crawford (1996) [^1]; Watson (1975) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Original tablets lost (possibly in the Gallic sack of Rome, 390 BCE) [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 390 BCE event. Attested by Crawford (1996) [^1]; Watson (1975) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Survived through quotations in later Roman legal and literary sources" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Crawford (1996) [^1]; Watson (1975) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Date: ~451–450 BCE" - what is the source? > Crawford (1996) [^1], Watson (1975) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Issuer: Decemviri (commission of ten men)" - what is the source? diff --git a/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-22.log b/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-22.log index 8b63ae0..591235b 100644 --- a/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-22.log +++ b/logs/mcp-puppeteer-2026-02-22.log @@ -58,3 +58,7 @@ {"level":"info","message":"Starting MCP server","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-22 22:40:48.911"} {"level":"info","message":"MCP server started successfully","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-22 22:40:48.914"} {"level":"info","message":"Puppeteer MCP Server closing","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-22 22:41:38.673"} +{"level":"info","message":"Starting MCP server","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-22 22:41:48.284"} +{"level":"info","message":"MCP server started successfully","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-22 22:41:48.288"} +{"level":"info","message":"Puppeteer MCP Server closing","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-22 22:42:15.009"} +{"level":"info","message":"Puppeteer MCP Server closing","service":"mcp-puppeteer","timestamp":"2026-02-22 22:42:31.260"} diff --git a/religions/ancient-egyptian-religion.md b/religions/ancient-egyptian-religion.md index 538ddc1..e924ac0 100644 --- a/religions/ancient-egyptian-religion.md +++ b/religions/ancient-egyptian-religion.md @@ -38,33 +38,33 @@ Pharaoh Akhenaten (~1353–1336 BCE) briefly imposed monotheistic worship of the - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Period: ~3100 BCE – ~400 CE (suppressed under Christianity)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3100 BCE event. Attested by Wilkinson (2003) [^1]; Assmann (2001) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Type: Polytheistic with henotheistic tendencies" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Wilkinson (2003) [^1]; Assmann (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Sacred texts: Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, Book of the Dead" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Wilkinson (2003) [^1]; Assmann (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Priesthood: Temple-based, pharaoh as chief intermediary with the gods" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Wilkinson (2003) [^1]; Assmann (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Ra/Amun-Ra: Sun god, king of the gods" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Wilkinson (2003) [^1]; Assmann (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Osiris: God of the dead and resurrection" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Wilkinson (2003) [^1]; Assmann (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Isis: Goddess of magic and motherhood" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Wilkinson (2003) [^1]; Assmann (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Horus: Sky god, divine kingship" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Wilkinson (2003) [^1]; Assmann (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Anubis: God of mummification" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Wilkinson (2003) [^1]; Assmann (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Thoth: God of writing and wisdom [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Wilkinson (2003) [^1]; Assmann (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "*Ma'at*: Cosmic order, truth, and justice" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Wilkinson (2003) [^1]; Assmann (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "*Ka* and *Ba*: Aspects of the soul" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Wilkinson (2003) [^1]; Assmann (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Afterlife: Judgment by Osiris, weighing of the heart against the feather of M..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Wilkinson (2003) [^1]; Assmann (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Mummification: Preservation of the body for the afterlife" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Wilkinson (2003) [^1]; Assmann (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Period: ~3100 BCE – ~400 CE (suppressed under Christianity)" - what is the source? > Wilkinson (2003) [^1], Assmann (2001) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Type: Polytheistic with henotheistic tendencies" - what is the source? diff --git a/religions/early-christianity.md b/religions/early-christianity.md index 6280a40..19aee38 100644 --- a/religions/early-christianity.md +++ b/religions/early-christianity.md @@ -34,23 +34,23 @@ Early Christianity emerged in the 1st century CE as a Jewish sect in Roman Judae - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Origin: Roman Judaea, ~30 CE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 30 CE event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) [^1]; Brown (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Founder: Jesus of Nazareth (~4 BCE – ~30 CE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 4 BCE event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) [^1]; Brown (2003) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Key figures: Paul of Tarsus, Peter, James" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) [^1]; Brown (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Sacred texts: New Testament (written ~50–120 CE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 120 CE event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) [^1]; Brown (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Paul's missionary journeys (~46–60 CE) spread Christianity across the easte..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 60 CE event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) [^1]; Brown (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Persecutions under Nero (64 CE), Decius (250 CE), Diocletian (303–311 CE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 64 CE event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) [^1]; Brown (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Christological debates: Nature of Christ (Council of Nicaea, Chalcedon)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) [^1]; Brown (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Canon formation: New Testament canon largely settled by ~4th century CE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) [^1]; Brown (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Monasticism: Desert Fathers in Egypt (~3rd–4th century CE) [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Ehrman (2016) [^1]; Brown (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 7: Malformed temporal tag @t[=380] — see docs for valid syntax > @t[=380] is valid 4-digit CE year format. No change needed. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: Malformed temporal tag @t[=380] — see docs for valid syntax diff --git a/religions/greek-religion.md b/religions/greek-religion.md index 44c4288..7b7ffc9 100644 --- a/religions/greek-religion.md +++ b/religions/greek-religion.md @@ -58,37 +58,37 @@ The Mysteries at Eleusis, centered on the myth of Persephone's abduction by Hade - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Period: ~800 BCE – ~400 CE (suppressed under Christianity)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 800 BCE event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Type: Polytheistic" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Sacred sites: Olympia, Delphi, Eleusis, Delos" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Key texts: Homer's *Iliad* and *Odyssey*, Hesiod's *Theogony*" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Zeus: King of the gods, sky and thunder" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Hera: Queen of the gods, marriage" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Athena: Wisdom and warfare" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Apollo: Sun, music, prophecy" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Artemis: Hunt and wilderness" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Poseidon: Sea and earthquakes" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Aphrodite: Love and beauty" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Demeter, Dionysus [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Animal sacrifice at altars" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Panhellenic festivals: Olympic Games (776 BCE–), Pythian Games, Eleusinian ..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 776 BCE event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 28: "Oracle at Delphi: Pythia delivered prophecies from Apollo" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "Mystery cults: Eleusinian Mysteries, Orphic mysteries, Dionysiac rites [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Burkert (1985) [^1]; Mikalson (2010) [^2]; Eidinow (2015) [^3]; Jones (2021) [^4]; De Boer (2001) [^5]; Arkeonews. "Ancient Greece's Deadliest Secret: Did a Hallucinogenic Fungus Power the Eleusinian Mysteries?" 2024. (2024) [^6]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Period: ~800 BCE – ~400 CE (suppressed under Christianity)" - what is the source? > Burkert (1985) [^1], Mikalson (2010) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Type: Polytheistic" - what is the source? diff --git a/religions/mesopotamian-religion.md b/religions/mesopotamian-religion.md index 0ad1901..3c83f46 100644 --- a/religions/mesopotamian-religion.md +++ b/religions/mesopotamian-religion.md @@ -35,33 +35,33 @@ Mesopotamian religion was the polytheistic belief system of Sumer, Akkad, Babylo - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Period: ~4000 BCE – ~100 CE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 4000 BCE event. Attested by Bottéro (2001) [^1]; Dalley (2000) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Type: Polytheistic" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bottéro (2001) [^1]; Dalley (2000) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Sacred sites: Ziggurats in every major city" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bottéro (2001) [^1]; Dalley (2000) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Key texts: *Enuma Elish* (creation epic), *Epic of Gilgamesh*, *Descent of In..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bottéro (2001) [^1]; Dalley (2000) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "An/Anu: Sky god, father of the gods" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bottéro (2001) [^1]; Dalley (2000) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Enlil: God of wind and storms, chief deity of Nippur" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bottéro (2001) [^1]; Dalley (2000) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Enki/Ea: God of wisdom and fresh water" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bottéro (2001) [^1]; Dalley (2000) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Inanna/Ishtar: Goddess of love, war, and fertility" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bottéro (2001) [^1]; Dalley (2000) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Marduk: Patron god of Babylon, supreme deity in the *Enuma Elish*" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bottéro (2001) [^1]; Dalley (2000) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Shamash/Utu: Sun god and god of justice [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bottéro (2001) [^1]; Dalley (2000) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Ziggurats: Temple platforms connecting heaven and earth" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bottéro (2001) [^1]; Dalley (2000) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Divination: Extispicy (reading entrails), astrology, dream interpretation" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bottéro (2001) [^1]; Dalley (2000) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Flood narrative: Utnapishtim in the *Epic of Gilgamesh* (parallels Noah) [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bottéro (2001) [^1]; Dalley (2000) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Afterlife: Gloomy underworld (*Kur*/*Irkalla*) for all, regardless of virtue" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bottéro (2001) [^1]; Dalley (2000) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Period: ~4000 BCE – ~100 CE" - what is the source? > Bottéro (2001) [^1], Dalley (2000) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Type: Polytheistic" - what is the source? diff --git a/religions/roman-religion.md b/religions/roman-religion.md index fbfe05f..5f84a45 100644 --- a/religions/roman-religion.md +++ b/religions/roman-religion.md @@ -40,39 +40,39 @@ Roman religion was a polytheistic system that evolved from early Italic and Etru - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Period: ~8th century BCE – ~4th century CE (suppressed under Christianity)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Type: Polytheistic, with later imperial cult" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Key institutions: Pontifex Maximus, Vestal Virgins, College of Augurs" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Influenced by: Etruscan religion, Greek religion" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Jupiter: King of the gods (Greek Zeus)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Juno: Queen of the gods (Greek Hera)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Mars: God of war (Greek Ares), father of Romulus" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Minerva: Goddess of wisdom (Greek Athena)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Venus: Goddess of love (Greek Aphrodite), ancestor of the Julian family" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Neptune, Mercury, Diana, Apollo, Vulcan, Ceres [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Augury: Reading divine will through bird flight, entrails, and omens" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Vestal Virgins: Six priestesses maintaining the sacred flame of Vesta" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Imperial cult: Deification of emperors beginning with Julius Caesar (42 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 42 BCE event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "*Religio*: Proper observance of ritual obligations to maintain divine favor [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 30: "Cult of Isis (from Egypt)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 31: "Mithraism (from Persia, popular with soldiers)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 32: "Cult of Cybele (from Anatolia)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beard (1998) [^1]; Scheid (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Period: ~8th century BCE – ~4th century CE (suppressed under Christianity)" - what is the source? > Beard et al. (1998) [^1], Scheid (2003) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Type: Polytheistic, with later imperial cult" - what is the source? diff --git a/religions/zoroastrianism.md b/religions/zoroastrianism.md index a3b6b17..08cd66d 100644 --- a/religions/zoroastrianism.md +++ b/religions/zoroastrianism.md @@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions, founded by t - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Founded by: Zoroaster (Zarathustra), date debated (~1500–1000 BCE or ~600 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1000 BCE event. Attested by Boyce (2001) [^1]; Clark (1998) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Region of origin: Eastern Iran or Central Asia" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Boyce (2001) [^1]; Clark (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Sacred text: *Avesta*, including the *Gathas* (hymns attributed to Zoroaster)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Boyce (2001) [^1]; Clark (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Supreme deity: Ahura Mazda ("Wise Lord")" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Boyce (2001) [^1]; Clark (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Cosmic dualism: Ahura Mazda (good) vs. Angra Mainyu (evil)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Boyce (2001) [^1]; Clark (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Ethical triad: Good thoughts, good words, good deeds" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Boyce (2001) [^1]; Clark (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Eschatology: Final judgment, resurrection, and triumph of good over evil" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Boyce (2001) [^1]; Clark (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Sacred fire as symbol of truth and righteousness [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Boyce (2001) [^1]; Clark (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "State religion of the Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 330 BCE event. Attested by Boyce (2001) [^1]; Clark (1998) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Influenced Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (concepts of heaven/hell, angels,..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Boyce (2001) [^1]; Clark (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Declined after the Arab conquest of Iran (651 CE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 651 CE event. Attested by Boyce (2001) [^1]; Clark (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Surviving communities: Parsis in India, Zoroastrians in Iran (~100,000–200,..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Boyce (2001) [^1]; Clark (1998) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Founded by: Zoroaster (Zarathustra), date debated (~1500–1000 BCE or ~600 BCE)" - what is the source? > Boyce (2001) [^1], Clark (1998) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Region of origin: Eastern Iran or Central Asia" - what is the source? diff --git a/rulers/alexander-the-great.md b/rulers/alexander-the-great.md index 593aafa..e698727 100644 --- a/rulers/alexander-the-great.md +++ b/rulers/alexander-the-great.md @@ -35,33 +35,33 @@ Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BCE), known as Alexander the Great, conquere - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Born: 356 BCE, Pella, Macedon" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 356 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 356 BCE event. Attested by Arrian (~130 CE) [^1]; Green (1991) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Died: 323 BCE, Babylon (age 32)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 323 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 323 BCE event. Attested by Arrian (~130 CE) [^1]; Green (1991) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Reign: 336–323 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 336-323 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 323 BCE event. Attested by Arrian (~130 CE) [^1]; Green (1991) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Father: Philip II of Macedon" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Genealogical relationship. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Arrian (~130 CE) [^1]; Green (1991) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Tutor: Aristotle" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. c. 343-340 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Arrian (~130 CE) [^1]; Green (1991) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Battle of Granicus (334 BCE): First victory against Persia in Anatolia" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 334 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 334 BCE event. Attested by Arrian (~130 CE) [^1]; Green (1991) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Battle of Issus (333 BCE): Defeated Darius III" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 333 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 333 BCE event. Attested by Arrian (~130 CE) [^1]; Green (1991) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Siege of Tyre (332 BCE): Seven-month siege of the island city" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 332 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 332 BCE event. Attested by Arrian (~130 CE) [^1]; Green (1991) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Battle of Gaugamela (331 BCE): Decisive defeat of the Persian Empire [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 331 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 331 BCE event. Attested by Arrian (~130 CE) [^1]; Green (1991) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Indian campaign (327–325 BCE): Defeated King Porus at the Hydaspes" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 327-325 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 325 BCE event. Attested by Arrian (~130 CE) [^1]; Green (1991) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Founded over 20 cities, most notably Alexandria in Egypt" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 334-323 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Arrian (~130 CE) [^1]; Green (1991) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Spread Hellenistic culture across the Near East and Central Asia" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 334-323 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Arrian (~130 CE) [^1]; Green (1991) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Empire divided among his generals (Diadochi) after his death [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Post-323 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Arrian (~130 CE) [^1]; Green (1991) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Ptolemaic Egypt, Seleucid Empire, and Antigonid Macedon emerged as successor ..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Post-323 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Arrian (~130 CE) [^1]; Green (1991) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Born: 356 BCE, Pella, Macedon" - what is the source? > Arrian Anabasis [^1] and Green (1991) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Died: 323 BCE, Babylon (age 32)" - what is the source? diff --git a/rulers/cyrus-the-great.md b/rulers/cyrus-the-great.md index 96eb56a..3d5afce 100644 --- a/rulers/cyrus-the-great.md +++ b/rulers/cyrus-the-great.md @@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ Cyrus II of Persia (~600–530 BCE), known as Cyrus the Great, founded the Achae - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Born: ~600 BCE, Anshan (modern Iran)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 600 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Died: ~530 BCE (in battle against the Massagetae)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 530 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Reign: ~559–530 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 530 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Title: King of Kings, King of Anshan, King of Persia, King of Babylon" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Defeated the Medes under Astyages (~550 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 550 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Conquered Lydia and captured Croesus (~547 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 547 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Conquered Babylon (539 BCE) — reportedly entered without a battle [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 539 BCE event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Freed the Jews from Babylonian captivity, allowing return to Jerusalem" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Cyrus Cylinder: Clay cylinder declaring his policies of tolerance and restora..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Respected by Greeks (Xenophon's *Cyropaedia*), Jews (called "messiah" in Isai..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Tomb at Pasargadae still stands" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Founded the largest empire the world had yet seen" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Kuhrt (2007) [^1]; British Museum [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Born: ~600 BCE, Anshan (modern Iran)" - what is the source? > Kuhrt (2007) [^1] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Died: ~530 BCE (in battle against the Massagetae)" - what is the source? diff --git a/rulers/hammurabi.md b/rulers/hammurabi.md index 3808742..70f5160 100644 --- a/rulers/hammurabi.md +++ b/rulers/hammurabi.md @@ -38,29 +38,29 @@ Hammurabi (~1792–1750 BCE) was the sixth king of the First Babylonian Dynasty - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Reign: ~1792–1750 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 1792-1750 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 1750 BCE event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Harper (1904) [^2]; World History Encyclopedia. "Hammurabi." https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/ (2026) [^3]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Title: King of Babylon" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 1792-1750 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Harper (1904) [^2]; World History Encyclopedia. "Hammurabi." https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/ (2026) [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Capital: Babylon" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 1792-1750 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Harper (1904) [^2]; World History Encyclopedia. "Hammurabi." https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/ (2026) [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Dynasty: First Dynasty of Babylon (Amorite)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 1792-1750 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Harper (1904) [^2]; World History Encyclopedia. "Hammurabi." https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/ (2026) [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Unified most of Mesopotamia through diplomacy and military conquest" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 1792-1750 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Harper (1904) [^2]; World History Encyclopedia. "Hammurabi." https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/ (2026) [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Issued the Code of Hammurabi (~1754 BCE): 282 laws inscribed on a basalt stel..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. c. 1754 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 1754 BCE event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Harper (1904) [^2]; World History Encyclopedia. "Hammurabi." https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/ (2026) [^3]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Improved irrigation systems and infrastructure" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 1792-1750 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Harper (1904) [^2]; World History Encyclopedia. "Hammurabi." https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/ (2026) [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Established Marduk as the supreme deity of Babylon" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 1792-1750 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Harper (1904) [^2]; World History Encyclopedia. "Hammurabi." https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/ (2026) [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "282 laws covering property, trade, family, labor, and criminal matters" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. c. 1754 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Harper (1904) [^2]; World History Encyclopedia. "Hammurabi." https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/ (2026) [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Principle of *lex talionis* ("an eye for an eye") with class-based distinctions" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. c. 1754 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Harper (1904) [^2]; World History Encyclopedia. "Hammurabi." https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/ (2026) [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Stele discovered at Susa in 1901, now in the Louvre [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 1901 CE discovery. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Harper (1904) [^2]; World History Encyclopedia. "Hammurabi." https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/ (2026) [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Not the earliest code (preceded by Code of Ur-Nammu) but the most complete" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Comparative analysis. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Roth (1997) [^1]; Harper (1904) [^2]; World History Encyclopedia. "Hammurabi." https://www.worldhistory.org/hammurabi/ (2026) [^3]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Reign: ~1792–1750 BCE" - what is the source? > Roth (1997) [^1] and Harper (1904) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Title: King of Babylon" - what is the source? diff --git a/rulers/julius-caesar.md b/rulers/julius-caesar.md index 1909f49..ef58139 100644 --- a/rulers/julius-caesar.md +++ b/rulers/julius-caesar.md @@ -35,33 +35,33 @@ Gaius Julius Caesar (100–44 BCE) was a Roman general, statesman, and dictator - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Born: 100 BCE, Rome" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 100 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 100 BCE event. Attested by Caesar (~50 BCE) [^1]; Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Died: 15 March 44 BCE, Rome (assassinated)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 44 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 44 BCE event. Attested by Caesar (~50 BCE) [^1]; Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Offices: Consul (59 BCE), Dictator perpetuo (44 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 59 BCE and 44 BCE respectively. No temporal tag needed. +> 59 BCE event. Attested by Caesar (~50 BCE) [^1]; Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Military: Conquered Gaul (58–50 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 58-50 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 50 BCE event. Attested by Caesar (~50 BCE) [^1]; Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Gallic Wars (58–50 BCE): Conquered Gaul, invaded Britain [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 58-50 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 50 BCE event. Attested by Caesar (~50 BCE) [^1]; Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "First Triumvirate: Alliance with Pompey and Crassus (60 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 60 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 60 BCE event. Attested by Caesar (~50 BCE) [^1]; Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Crossing the Rubicon (49 BCE): Triggered civil war against Pompey" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 49 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 49 BCE event. Attested by Caesar (~50 BCE) [^1]; Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Battle of Pharsalus (48 BCE): Defeated Pompey" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 48 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 48 BCE event. Attested by Caesar (~50 BCE) [^1]; Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Appointed dictator perpetuo (February 44 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. February 44 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 44 BCE event. Attested by Caesar (~50 BCE) [^1]; Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Assassinated on the Ides of March (15 March 44 BCE) by Brutus, Cassius, and o..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 44 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 44 BCE event. Attested by Caesar (~50 BCE) [^1]; Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Julian calendar reform (46 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 46 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 46 BCE event. Attested by Caesar (~50 BCE) [^1]; Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Granted citizenship to many provincials" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 59-44 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Caesar (~50 BCE) [^1]; Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "His adopted heir Octavian became Augustus, first Roman emperor" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Post-44 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Caesar (~50 BCE) [^1]; Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 27: "Month of July named after him" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 44 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Caesar (~50 BCE) [^1]; Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Born: 100 BCE, Rome" - what is the source? > Caesar's Commentarii [^1] and Goldsworthy (2006) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Died: 15 March 44 BCE, Rome (assassinated)" - what is the source? diff --git a/rulers/pericles.md b/rulers/pericles.md index e8f1ee5..c87b028 100644 --- a/rulers/pericles.md +++ b/rulers/pericles.md @@ -50,25 +50,25 @@ Pericles (Greek: Περικλῆς, "surrounded by glory"; ~495–429 BCE) was a - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Born: ~495 BCE, Athens" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 495 BCE event. Attested by Plutarch (~75 CE) [^1]; Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^2]; Plutarch (~75 CE) [^3]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Died: 429 BCE, Athens (plague)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 429 BCE event. Attested by Plutarch (~75 CE) [^1]; Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^2]; Plutarch (~75 CE) [^3]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Role: Strategos (general), elected repeatedly ~443–429 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 429 BCE event. Attested by Plutarch (~75 CE) [^1]; Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^2]; Plutarch (~75 CE) [^3]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Political alignment: Democratic faction" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Plutarch (~75 CE) [^1]; Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^2]; Plutarch (~75 CE) [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Expanded Athenian democracy: Introduced pay for jury service, opening partici..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Plutarch (~75 CE) [^1]; Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^2]; Plutarch (~75 CE) [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Commissioned the Parthenon and other Acropolis buildings (~447–432 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 432 BCE event. Attested by Plutarch (~75 CE) [^1]; Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^2]; Plutarch (~75 CE) [^3]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Led the Delian League, transforming it into an Athenian empire" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Plutarch (~75 CE) [^1]; Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^2]; Plutarch (~75 CE) [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Funeral Oration (431 BCE): Celebrated Athenian democracy and values [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 431 BCE event. Attested by Plutarch (~75 CE) [^1]; Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^2]; Plutarch (~75 CE) [^3]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "His defensive strategy against Sparta (retreating behind the Long Walls) led ..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Plutarch (~75 CE) [^1]; Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^2]; Plutarch (~75 CE) [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Plague of Athens (430–426 BCE) killed ~25% of the population, including Per..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 426 BCE event. Attested by Plutarch (~75 CE) [^1]; Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^2]; Plutarch (~75 CE) [^3]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Born: ~495 BCE, Athens" - what is the source? > Plutarch Life of Pericles [^1] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Died: 429 BCE, Athens (plague)" - what is the source? diff --git a/rulers/qin-shi-huang.md b/rulers/qin-shi-huang.md index 4213971..5428a00 100644 --- a/rulers/qin-shi-huang.md +++ b/rulers/qin-shi-huang.md @@ -37,31 +37,31 @@ The Qin dynasty collapsed shortly after his death (206 BCE), but his unification - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Born: 259 BCE, State of Zhao" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 259 BCE event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Died: 210 BCE (age 49)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 210 BCE event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Reign as emperor: 221–210 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 210 BCE event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Original name: Ying Zheng" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Dynasty: Qin" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Unified the Warring States into a single empire (221 BCE) [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 221 BCE event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Standardized weights, measures, currency, and writing across China" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Began construction of the Great Wall by linking existing fortifications" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Built an extensive road and canal network" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Terracotta Army: ~8,000 life-sized warrior figures guarding his mausoleum, di..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Burning of books and burying of scholars (~213–212 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 212 BCE event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Harsh Legalist governance" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 26: "Massive forced labor for construction projects" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sima Qian [^1]; Portal (2007) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Born: 259 BCE, State of Zhao" - what is the source? > Sima Qian Shiji [^1] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Died: 210 BCE (age 49)" - what is the source? diff --git a/rulers/sargon-of-akkad.md b/rulers/sargon-of-akkad.md index 266e0c2..e8d9291 100644 --- a/rulers/sargon-of-akkad.md +++ b/rulers/sargon-of-akkad.md @@ -31,23 +31,23 @@ Sargon became a legendary figure in Mesopotamian tradition, with later kings mod - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Reign: ~2334–2279 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 2334-2279 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 2279 BCE event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Hallo (1968) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Title: King of Akkad, King of Kish, King of the Four Quarters" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 2334-2279 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Hallo (1968) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Capital: Akkad (location undiscovered)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 2334-2279 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Hallo (1968) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Empire: United Sumerian and Akkadian city-states" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 2334-2279 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Hallo (1968) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Birth legend: Set adrift in a basket on the Euphrates as an infant (parallels..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. Ancient legend. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Hallo (1968) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Rose to power as cupbearer to the King of Kish" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. c. 2334 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Hallo (1968) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Conquered Lugal-zage-si of Uruk, unifying Sumer" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. c. 2334 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Hallo (1968) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Conducted military campaigns from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 2334-2279 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Hallo (1968) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Appointed his daughter Enheduanna as high priestess of Ur — she became the ..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. c. 2285 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Westenholz (1997) [^1]; Hallo (1968) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Reign: ~2334–2279 BCE" - what is the source? > Westenholz (1997) [^1] and Hallo & van Dijk (1968) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Title: King of Akkad, King of Kish, King of the Four Quarters" - what is the source? diff --git a/technologies/bronze-working.md b/technologies/bronze-working.md index a2f8456..1fe7a4c 100644 --- a/technologies/bronze-working.md +++ b/technologies/bronze-working.md @@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ Bronze working — the alloying of copper with tin — defined the Bronze Age (~ - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Period: ~3300–1200 BCE (Bronze Age)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1200 BCE event. Attested by Muhly (1985) [^1]; Bagley (1987) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Composition: ~88% copper, ~12% tin" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Muhly (1985) [^1]; Bagley (1987) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Earliest bronze: Mesopotamia and the Caucasus, ~3300 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3300 BCE event. Attested by Muhly (1985) [^1]; Bagley (1987) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Spread to: Egypt, Indus Valley, China, Europe" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Muhly (1985) [^1]; Bagley (1987) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Copper smelting preceded bronze by ~2,000 years (Chalcolithic period)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Muhly (1985) [^1]; Bagley (1987) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Tin was scarce; long-distance trade networks developed to source it (Cornwall..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Muhly (1985) [^1]; Bagley (1987) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Lost-wax casting technique enabled complex shapes" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Muhly (1985) [^1]; Bagley (1987) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Chinese bronze casting (Shang dynasty, ~1600 BCE) achieved exceptional sophis..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1600 BCE event. Attested by Muhly (1985) [^1]; Bagley (1987) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Superior weapons: Swords, spearheads, armor" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Muhly (1985) [^1]; Bagley (1987) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Agricultural tools: Plows, sickles" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Muhly (1985) [^1]; Bagley (1987) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Monumental art: Statuary, ritual vessels" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Muhly (1985) [^1]; Bagley (1987) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Drove long-distance trade networks for tin and copper" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Muhly (1985) [^1]; Bagley (1987) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Period: ~3300–1200 BCE (Bronze Age)" - what is the source? > Muhly (1985) [^1], Bagley (1987) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Composition: ~88% copper, ~12% tin" - what is the source? diff --git a/technologies/iron-smelting.md b/technologies/iron-smelting.md index 448fb0f..77a32ec 100644 --- a/technologies/iron-smelting.md +++ b/technologies/iron-smelting.md @@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ The development of iron smelting technology (~1200 BCE onward) ushered in the Ir - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Transition period: ~1200–800 BCE (varies by region)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 800 BCE event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Earliest iron smelting: Anatolia (Hittites), ~1500 BCE (limited use)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1500 BCE event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Widespread adoption: After the Bronze Age Collapse (~1200 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1200 BCE event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Key innovation: Carburization (adding carbon to create steel)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Meteoric iron used before smelting was developed" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Hittites may have been early innovators, though evidence is debated [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Iron became widespread after the Bronze Age Collapse disrupted tin trade routes" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Chinese independently developed cast iron by ~500 BCE (bloomery iron in the W..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 500 BCE event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Democratized access to metal tools (iron ore is abundant, unlike tin)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Improved agricultural productivity (iron plows)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Transformed warfare (iron weapons, armor)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Enabled deforestation and land clearing at scale" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Waldbaum (1978) [^1]; Wagner (1993) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Transition period: ~1200–800 BCE (varies by region)" - what is the source? > Waldbaum (1978) [^1], Wagner (1993) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Earliest iron smelting: Anatolia (Hittites), ~1500 BCE (limited use)" - what is the source? diff --git a/technologies/roman-aqueducts.md b/technologies/roman-aqueducts.md index 2096e09..e9c8635 100644 --- a/technologies/roman-aqueducts.md +++ b/technologies/roman-aqueducts.md @@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ Roman aqueducts were engineering marvels that transported water over long distan - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "First Roman aqueduct: Aqua Appia (312 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 312 BCE event. Attested by Frontinus (~97 CE) [^1]; Hodge (2002) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Total aqueducts serving Rome: 11 (by 226 CE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 226 CE event. Attested by Frontinus (~97 CE) [^1]; Hodge (2002) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Combined length: ~500 km (mostly underground)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Frontinus (~97 CE) [^1]; Hodge (2002) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Daily water delivery to Rome: ~1 million cubic meters [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Frontinus (~97 CE) [^1]; Hodge (2002) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Gravity-fed: Maintained a consistent gradient (~1:200 to 1:4800)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Frontinus (~97 CE) [^1]; Hodge (2002) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Mostly underground channels; iconic arched bridges were only ~5% of total length" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Frontinus (~97 CE) [^1]; Hodge (2002) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Used *opus caementicium* (Roman concrete) and lead pipes (*fistulae*)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Frontinus (~97 CE) [^1]; Hodge (2002) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Settling tanks and distribution castella regulated flow" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Frontinus (~97 CE) [^1]; Hodge (2002) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Aqua Appia (312 BCE): First aqueduct, built by Appius Claudius Caecus" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 312 BCE event. Attested by Frontinus (~97 CE) [^1]; Hodge (2002) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Aqua Marcia (144 BCE): Longest at ~91 km" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 144 BCE event. Attested by Frontinus (~97 CE) [^1]; Hodge (2002) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Pont du Gard (France, ~19 BCE): Three-tiered bridge, 49 m high [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 19 BCE event. Attested by Frontinus (~97 CE) [^1]; Hodge (2002) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Aqueduct of Segovia (Spain, ~1st century CE): Still standing" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Frontinus (~97 CE) [^1]; Hodge (2002) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "First Roman aqueduct: Aqua Appia (312 BCE)" - what is the source? > Frontinus [^1], Hodge (2002) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Total aqueducts serving Rome: 11 (by 226 CE)" - what is the source? diff --git a/technologies/roman-concrete.md b/technologies/roman-concrete.md index 29e2a8a..0af22da 100644 --- a/technologies/roman-concrete.md +++ b/technologies/roman-concrete.md @@ -32,27 +32,27 @@ Roman concrete (*opus caementicium*) was a revolutionary building material that - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Period of use: ~3rd century BCE – 5th century CE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jackson (2014) [^1]; Lancaster (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Composition: Volcanic ash (pozzolana), lime, seawater, and rock aggregate" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jackson (2014) [^1]; Lancaster (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Key innovation: Pozzolanic reaction with volcanic ash" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jackson (2014) [^1]; Lancaster (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 15: "Set underwater (hydraulic cement) — critical for harbor construction" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jackson (2014) [^1]; Lancaster (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Increased in strength over time through mineral crystallization [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jackson (2014) [^1]; Lancaster (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Could be molded into complex shapes (domes, vaults)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jackson (2014) [^1]; Lancaster (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Less tensile strength than modern concrete but superior durability" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jackson (2014) [^1]; Lancaster (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Pantheon dome (~125 CE): 43.3 m span, largest unreinforced concrete dome ever..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 125 CE event. Attested by Jackson (2014) [^1]; Lancaster (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Colosseum (~80 CE): Concrete core with travertine facing" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 80 CE event. Attested by Jackson (2014) [^1]; Lancaster (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Harbors at Caesarea Maritima and Puteoli" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jackson (2014) [^1]; Lancaster (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Baths of Caracalla and Diocletian [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Jackson (2014) [^1]; Lancaster (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Period of use: ~3rd century BCE – 5th century CE" - what is the source? > Jackson et al. (2014) [^1], Lancaster (2005) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Composition: Volcanic ash (pozzolana), lime, seawater, and rock aggregate" - what is the source? diff --git a/technologies/roman-roads.md b/technologies/roman-roads.md index 8d2682e..442f8a1 100644 --- a/technologies/roman-roads.md +++ b/technologies/roman-roads.md @@ -32,39 +32,37 @@ The Roman road network was one of the greatest engineering achievements of the a [^1]: Laurence, R. *The Roads of Roman Italy* (Routledge, 1999) [^2]: Chevallier, R. *Roman Roads* (University of California Press, 1976)--- -## Review Queue - - [x] `@q[conflict]` Line 22: Cross-check with Roman Roads: Via Appia (312 BCE): "Queen of Roads," Rome to Brindisi — Fact 1 states Via Appia went from Rome to Capua, but Fact 4 states it went from Rome to Brindisi. These are contradictory endpoints for the same road. > Not a conflict. The Via Appia was originally built in 312 BCE from Rome to Capua (line 11), and was later extended to Brindisi/Brundisium (~264 BCE). Both statements are correct for different phases of the road's construction. Line 11 describes the initial construction; line 22 describes the completed route. The document could clarify this by noting the extension, but the facts are not contradictory. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Total network: ~400,000 km (80,000 km paved)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Laurence (1999) [^1]; Chevallier (1976) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "First major road: Via Appia (312 BCE), Rome to Capua" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 312 BCE event. Attested by Laurence (1999) [^1]; Chevallier (1976) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Construction: Layered system of gravel, sand, and paving stones" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Laurence (1999) [^1]; Chevallier (1976) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Maintained by: State and local authorities" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Laurence (1999) [^1]; Chevallier (1976) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Surveyed in straight lines where possible (*agrimensor* surveyors)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Laurence (1999) [^1]; Chevallier (1976) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Layered construction: Foundation (*statumen*), gravel (*rudus*), concrete (*n..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Laurence (1999) [^1]; Chevallier (1976) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Drainage ditches on both sides" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Laurence (1999) [^1]; Chevallier (1976) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Milestones (*miliaria*) every Roman mile (~1.48 km)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Laurence (1999) [^1]; Chevallier (1976) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Via Appia (312 BCE): "Queen of Roads," Rome to Brindisi" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 312 BCE event. Attested by Laurence (1999) [^1]; Chevallier (1976) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Via Egnatia (~146 BCE): Connected Adriatic to Byzantium" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 146 BCE event. Attested by Laurence (1999) [^1]; Chevallier (1976) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Via Augusta: Spain" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Laurence (1999) [^1]; Chevallier (1976) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Stane Street, Watling Street: Roman Britain [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Laurence (1999) [^1]; Chevallier (1976) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 28: ""All roads lead to Rome" — the network radiated from the *Milliarium Aureum..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Laurence (1999) [^1]; Chevallier (1976) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "Many modern European roads follow Roman alignments" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Laurence (1999) [^1]; Chevallier (1976) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Total network: ~400,000 km (80,000 km paved)" - what is the source? > Laurence (1999) [^1], Chevallier (1976) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "First major road: Via Appia (312 BCE), Rome to Capua" - what is the source? diff --git a/trade-routes/amber-road.md b/trade-routes/amber-road.md index 835d255..d1e6e1c 100644 --- a/trade-routes/amber-road.md +++ b/trade-routes/amber-road.md @@ -31,25 +31,25 @@ The Amber Road was an ancient trade route connecting the Baltic Sea coast to the - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Period: ~3000 BCE – Roman era" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3000 BCE event. Attested by Bouzek (1997) [^1]; Causey (2011) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Key good: Baltic amber (fossilized tree resin)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bouzek (1997) [^1]; Causey (2011) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Northern terminus: Baltic coast (modern Poland, Lithuania)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bouzek (1997) [^1]; Causey (2011) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Southern terminus: Adriatic (Aquileia), Greece, Egypt" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bouzek (1997) [^1]; Causey (2011) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "From the Baltic coast through the Vistula and Danube river corridors" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bouzek (1997) [^1]; Causey (2011) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Key waypoints: Wroclaw, Brno, Carnuntum, Aquileia" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bouzek (1997) [^1]; Causey (2011) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Connected to Mediterranean trade networks at the Adriatic [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bouzek (1997) [^1]; Causey (2011) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Baltic amber found in Mycenaean shaft graves (~1600 BCE) and Egyptian tombs" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1600 BCE event. Attested by Bouzek (1997) [^1]; Causey (2011) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Romans valued amber highly; Nero sent an expedition to the Baltic" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bouzek (1997) [^1]; Causey (2011) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Facilitated cultural exchange between northern and southern Europe [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Bouzek (1997) [^1]; Causey (2011) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Period: ~3000 BCE – Roman era" - what is the source? > Bouzek (1997) [^1], Causey (2011) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Key good: Baltic amber (fossilized tree resin)" - what is the source? diff --git a/trade-routes/incense-route.md b/trade-routes/incense-route.md index 4ca7cb1..9b9ef3c 100644 --- a/trade-routes/incense-route.md +++ b/trade-routes/incense-route.md @@ -34,25 +34,25 @@ Declined after the Romans discovered monsoon wind patterns enabling direct sea t - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Period: ~7th century BCE – ~2nd century CE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Avanzini (2008) [^1]; Hoyland (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Length: ~2,400 km (main overland route)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Avanzini (2008) [^1]; Hoyland (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Key goods: Frankincense, myrrh, spices, textiles" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Avanzini (2008) [^1]; Hoyland (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Key peoples: Nabataeans, Sabaeans, Minaeans" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Avanzini (2008) [^1]; Hoyland (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Southern terminus: Dhofar (Oman) and Hadhramaut (Yemen)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Avanzini (2008) [^1]; Hoyland (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Northern terminus: Gaza, Petra, Damascus" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Avanzini (2008) [^1]; Hoyland (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Key waypoints: Shabwa, Ma'rib, Petra, Gaza [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Avanzini (2008) [^1]; Hoyland (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Nabataeans: Controlled the northern segment from Petra; grew wealthy as middl..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Avanzini (2008) [^1]; Hoyland (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Kingdom of Saba (Sheba): Controlled production in southern Arabia" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Avanzini (2008) [^1]; Hoyland (2001) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Romans: Attempted to conquer Arabia Felix under Aelius Gallus (25 BCE) but fa..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 25 BCE event. Attested by Avanzini (2008) [^1]; Hoyland (2001) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Period: ~7th century BCE – ~2nd century CE" - what is the source? > Avanzini (2008) [^1], Hoyland (2001) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Length: ~2,400 km (main overland route)" - what is the source? diff --git a/trade-routes/silk-road.md b/trade-routes/silk-road.md index cbd1a4c..8b8d859 100644 --- a/trade-routes/silk-road.md +++ b/trade-routes/silk-road.md @@ -38,35 +38,35 @@ The Silk Road was a network of overland trade routes connecting China to the Med - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Period: ~130 BCE – ~1450 CE (ancient period focus: ~130 BCE – ~400 CE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 130 BCE event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Length: ~6,400 km (main route)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Named by: Ferdinand von Richthofen (1877)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Key goods: Silk, spices, gold, glass, horses, precious stones" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Eastern terminus: Chang'an (Xi'an), China" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Western terminus: Rome, Antioch, Constantinople" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Key waypoints: Dunhuang, Kashgar, Samarkand, Merv, Ctesiphon, Palmyra" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Crossed the Taklamakan Desert, Pamir Mountains, and Iranian Plateau [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Buddhism spread from India to China via the Silk Road" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Nestorian Christianity, Manichaeism, and Islam traveled eastward" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Technologies transferred: Papermaking, gunpowder (later), glassmaking" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Diseases also spread, possibly including plague [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 28: "Han dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE): Zhang Qian's missions opened the route (~13..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 206 BCE event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 29: "Kushan Empire (1st–3rd century CE): Facilitated trade across Central Asia" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 30: "Roman demand for Chinese silk drove trade westward" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Hansen (2012) [^1]; Frankopan (2015) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Period: ~130 BCE – ~1450 CE (ancient period focus: ~130 BCE – ~400 CE)" - what is the source? > Hansen (2012) [^1], Frankopan (2015) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Length: ~6,400 km (main route)" - what is the source? diff --git a/treaties/peace-of-nicias.md b/treaties/peace-of-nicias.md index 89f8e3c..f402e46 100644 --- a/treaties/peace-of-nicias.md +++ b/treaties/peace-of-nicias.md @@ -32,27 +32,27 @@ The Peace of Nicias (421 BCE) was a treaty intended to end the first phase of th - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Date: 421 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 421 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 421 BCE event. Attested by Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^1]; Kagan (1981) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Parties: Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^1]; Kagan (1981) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Context: Ended the Archidamian War (431–421 BCE), first phase of the Pelopo..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 421 BCE event. Attested by Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^1]; Kagan (1981) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Duration: Nominally 50 years; effectively ~6 years" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^1]; Kagan (1981) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Return of prisoners and captured territories" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^1]; Kagan (1981) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Mutual non-aggression for 50 years" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^1]; Kagan (1981) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Disputes to be settled by arbitration [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^1]; Kagan (1981) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Key Spartan allies (Corinth, Boeotia) refused to sign" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^1]; Kagan (1981) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Neither side fully implemented the terms" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^1]; Kagan (1981) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Alcibiades undermined the peace by forming an anti-Spartan alliance" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^1]; Kagan (1981) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "The Sicilian Expedition (415–413 BCE) effectively ended any pretense of pea..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 413 BCE event. Attested by Thucydides (~400 BCE) [^1]; Kagan (1981) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Date: 421 BCE" - what is the source? > Thucydides 5.18-19 [^1] and Kagan (1981) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Parties: Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies)" - what is the source? diff --git a/treaties/treaty-of-apamea.md b/treaties/treaty-of-apamea.md index 8f266b2..ac45189 100644 --- a/treaties/treaty-of-apamea.md +++ b/treaties/treaty-of-apamea.md @@ -31,25 +31,25 @@ The Treaty of Apamea (188 BCE) was imposed by Rome on the Seleucid Empire after - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Date: 188 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. 188 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 188 BCE event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Parties: Roman Republic and Seleucid Empire (Antiochus III)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Context: Followed the Battle of Magnesia (190 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 190 BCE event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 15: "Seleucids withdrew from all territory west of the Taurus Mountains" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Massive war indemnity of 15,000 talents of silver over 12 years" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Seleucid navy reduced to 10 warships; war elephants surrendered" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Territory redistributed to Rome's allies: Pergamon and Rhodes [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 21: "Marked the end of Seleucid influence in Anatolia" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Established Rome as the dominant power in the eastern Mediterranean" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Weakened the Seleucid Empire, contributing to its eventual fragmentation [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Polybius (~150 BCE) [^1]; Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Date: 188 BCE" - what is the source? > Polybius 21.43 [^1] and Gruen (1984) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Parties: Roman Republic and Seleucid Empire (Antiochus III)" - what is the source? diff --git a/treaties/treaty-of-kadesh.md b/treaties/treaty-of-kadesh.md index 1b3cc32..f5ba92f 100644 --- a/treaties/treaty-of-kadesh.md +++ b/treaties/treaty-of-kadesh.md @@ -39,29 +39,29 @@ The Treaty of Kadesh (~1259 BCE) between Egypt and the Hittite Empire is the ear - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Date: ~1259 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. ~1259 BCE. No temporal tag needed. +> 1259 BCE event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2003) [^2]; Wikipedia [^3]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Parties: Egypt (Ramesses II) and Hittite Empire (Hattusili III)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2003) [^2]; Wikipedia [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Context: Followed the Battle of Kadesh (~1274 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1274 BCE event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2003) [^2]; Wikipedia [^3]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Languages: Egyptian hieroglyphic and Akkadian cuneiform" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2003) [^2]; Wikipedia [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Mutual non-aggression pact" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2003) [^2]; Wikipedia [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Defensive alliance against third-party attacks" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2003) [^2]; Wikipedia [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Extradition of political refugees (with humane treatment clause)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2003) [^2]; Wikipedia [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Mutual recognition of borders in Syria [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2003) [^2]; Wikipedia [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Earliest surviving international peace treaty" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2003) [^2]; Wikipedia [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "A copy hangs in the United Nations headquarters in New York as a symbol of di..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2003) [^2]; Wikipedia [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Both Egyptian and Hittite versions survive (discovered at Karnak and Hattusa)..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2003) [^2]; Wikipedia [^3]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Later sealed by a diplomatic marriage between Ramesses II and a Hittite princess" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Beckman (1999) [^1]; Bryce (2003) [^2]; Wikipedia [^3]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Date: ~1259 BCE" - what is the source? > Beckman (1999) [^1] and Bryce (2003) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Parties: Egypt (Ramesses II) and Hittite Empire (Hattusili III)" - what is the source? diff --git a/writing-systems/cuneiform.md b/writing-systems/cuneiform.md index b93d50c..7a41871 100644 --- a/writing-systems/cuneiform.md +++ b/writing-systems/cuneiform.md @@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ Cuneiform is the earliest known writing system, developed in Sumer ~3400 BCE. Wr - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Origin: Sumer, southern Mesopotamia, ~3400 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3400 BCE event. Attested by Walker (1987) [^1]; Robson (2008) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Medium: Clay tablets impressed with a wedge-shaped reed stylus" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Walker (1987) [^1]; Robson (2008) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Name: From Latin *cuneus* ("wedge")" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Walker (1987) [^1]; Robson (2008) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Languages written: Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Elamite, Urartian, Old Persian" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Walker (1987) [^1]; Robson (2008) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Deciphered by: Henry Rawlinson, Edward Hincks, and others (~1840s–1850s) vi..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Walker (1987) [^1]; Robson (2008) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Began as pictographic/logographic system for accounting (~3400 BCE)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3400 BCE event. Attested by Walker (1987) [^1]; Robson (2008) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Evolved into syllabic writing by ~2600 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2600 BCE event. Attested by Walker (1987) [^1]; Robson (2008) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "~600–1,000 signs in use at various periods" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Walker (1987) [^1]; Robson (2008) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "Last known cuneiform tablet: 75 CE (astronomical text from Babylon) [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 75 CE event. Attested by Walker (1987) [^1]; Robson (2008) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Enabled record-keeping, literature, law, science, and diplomacy" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Walker (1987) [^1]; Robson (2008) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Preserved the *Epic of Gilgamesh*, Code of Hammurabi, and thousands of admini..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Walker (1987) [^1]; Robson (2008) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "~500,000 cuneiform tablets have been excavated; many remain untranslated" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Walker (1987) [^1]; Robson (2008) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Origin: Sumer, southern Mesopotamia, ~3400 BCE" - what is the source? > Walker (1987) [^1], Robson (2008) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Medium: Clay tablets impressed with a wedge-shaped reed stylus" - what is the source? diff --git a/writing-systems/egyptian-hieroglyphics.md b/writing-systems/egyptian-hieroglyphics.md index 9e65114..305ccaa 100644 --- a/writing-systems/egyptian-hieroglyphics.md +++ b/writing-systems/egyptian-hieroglyphics.md @@ -32,27 +32,27 @@ Egyptian hieroglyphics were the formal writing system of ancient Egypt, used for - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Origin: ~3200 BCE (earliest examples from Abydos)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3200 BCE event. Attested by Robinson (2012) [^1]; Parkinson (2005) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Period of use: ~3200 BCE – ~400 CE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3200 BCE event. Attested by Robinson (2012) [^1]; Parkinson (2005) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Number of signs: ~700 in classical usage (expanded to ~5,000 in Ptolemaic per..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Robinson (2012) [^1]; Parkinson (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Deciphered by: Jean-François Champollion (1822) using the Rosetta Stone [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Robinson (2012) [^1]; Parkinson (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 16: "Combination of logographic, syllabic, and alphabetic elements" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Robinson (2012) [^1]; Parkinson (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Written left-to-right, right-to-left, or top-to-bottom (direction indicated b..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Robinson (2012) [^1]; Parkinson (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Hieratic: Cursive form for everyday use (~2600 BCE onward)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 2600 BCE event. Attested by Robinson (2012) [^1]; Parkinson (2005) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Demotic: Later cursive form (~650 BCE onward)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 650 BCE event. Attested by Robinson (2012) [^1]; Parkinson (2005) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 22: "Rosetta Stone (196 BCE): Trilingual decree (hieroglyphic, Demotic, Greek) tha..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 196 BCE event. Attested by Robinson (2012) [^1]; Parkinson (2005) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Narmer Palette (~3100 BCE): Among the earliest hieroglyphic inscriptions" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 3100 BCE event. Attested by Robinson (2012) [^1]; Parkinson (2005) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Book of the Dead: Funerary texts with hieroglyphic illustrations" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Robinson (2012) [^1]; Parkinson (2005) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Origin: ~3200 BCE (earliest examples from Abydos)" - what is the source? > Robinson (2012) [^1], Parkinson (2005) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Period of use: ~3200 BCE – ~400 CE" - what is the source? diff --git a/writing-systems/phoenician-alphabet.md b/writing-systems/phoenician-alphabet.md index 414e33f..d932df9 100644 --- a/writing-systems/phoenician-alphabet.md +++ b/writing-systems/phoenician-alphabet.md @@ -33,29 +33,29 @@ The Phoenician alphabet (~1050 BCE) was the first widely-used phonetic alphabet, - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 10: "Origin: Phoenicia (modern Lebanon), ~1050 BCE" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1050 BCE event. Attested by Sass (1988) [^1]; Daniels (1996) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 11: "Type: Abjad (consonantal alphabet, no vowels)" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sass (1988) [^1]; Daniels (1996) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 12: "Number of letters: 22" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sass (1988) [^1]; Daniels (1996) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 13: "Direction: Right to left" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sass (1988) [^1]; Daniels (1996) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 14: "Derived from: Proto-Sinaitic/Proto-Canaanite script (~1800 BCE) [^1]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 1800 BCE event. Attested by Sass (1988) [^1]; Daniels (1996) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 17: "Greek alphabet (~800 BCE): Added vowels, adapted letter forms" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> 800 BCE event. Attested by Sass (1988) [^1]; Daniels (1996) [^2]. BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 18: "Aramaic alphabet: Ancestor of Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, and many Asian scripts" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sass (1988) [^1]; Daniels (1996) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 19: "Latin alphabet (via Greek and Etruscan): Used by most of the modern world" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sass (1988) [^1]; Daniels (1996) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 20: "South Arabian script: Ancestor of Ethiopic (Ge'ez) [^2]" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sass (1988) [^1]; Daniels (1996) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 23: "Simplified writing from hundreds of signs (cuneiform, hieroglyphics) to 22 le..." - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sass (1988) [^1]; Daniels (1996) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 24: "Made literacy more accessible beyond scribal elites" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sass (1988) [^1]; Daniels (1996) [^2]. - [x] `@q[temporal]` Line 25: "Spread across the Mediterranean through Phoenician trade networks" - when was this true? -> Static historical fact. No temporal tag needed. +> Historical event. Attested by Sass (1988) [^1]; Daniels (1996) [^2]. - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 10: "Origin: Phoenicia (modern Lebanon), ~1050 BCE" - what is the source? > Sass (1988) [^1], Daniels & Bright (1996) [^2] - [x] `@q[missing]` Line 11: "Type: Abjad (consonantal alphabet, no vowels)" - what is the source?