Roman city of Lucus Augusti
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The Roman city of Lucus Augusti, located in what is now Lugo in northwestern Spain, was an important administrative and military center of Roman Gallaecia renowned for its remarkably preserved defensive walls.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roman city of Lucus Augusti canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13175441 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roman city of Lucus Augusti Context triple: [Roman Walls of Lugo, partOf, Roman city of Lucus Augusti]
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Roman city of Iulia Concordia
The Roman city of Iulia Concordia was an important ancient settlement in northern Italy, known for its strategic location on major Roman roads and its rich archaeological remains, including forums, baths, and necropolises.
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Roman settlement Mogontiacum
Roman settlement Mogontiacum was a major military and administrative center of the Roman Empire on the Rhine frontier, which later developed into the modern city of Mainz in Germany.
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Roman town Sopianae
Roman town Sopianae was an important late Roman settlement in the province of Pannonia, best known today as the archaeological and historical precursor of the modern Hungarian city of Pécs.
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Roman city of Lindum Colonia
The Roman city of Lindum Colonia, now modern Lincoln in England, was an important Roman colonia and military settlement featuring significant structures such as gates, walls, and public buildings.
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Aurelianum
Aurelianum is the ancient Latin name for the French city of Orléans, reflecting its origins as a Roman settlement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roman city of Lucus Augusti Target entity description: The Roman city of Lucus Augusti, located in what is now Lugo in northwestern Spain, was an important administrative and military center of Roman Gallaecia renowned for its remarkably preserved defensive walls.
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A.
Roman city of Iulia Concordia
The Roman city of Iulia Concordia was an important ancient settlement in northern Italy, known for its strategic location on major Roman roads and its rich archaeological remains, including forums, baths, and necropolises.
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B.
Roman settlement Mogontiacum
Roman settlement Mogontiacum was a major military and administrative center of the Roman Empire on the Rhine frontier, which later developed into the modern city of Mainz in Germany.
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C.
Roman town Sopianae
Roman town Sopianae was an important late Roman settlement in the province of Pannonia, best known today as the archaeological and historical precursor of the modern Hungarian city of Pécs.
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D.
Roman city of Lindum Colonia
The Roman city of Lindum Colonia, now modern Lincoln in England, was an important Roman colonia and military settlement featuring significant structures such as gates, walls, and public buildings.
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Aurelianum
Aurelianum is the ancient Latin name for the French city of Orléans, reflecting its origins as a Roman settlement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman colonia
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ancient Roman city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemainsFound |
building foundations
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ceramics ⓘ coins ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman Gallaecia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Roman roads ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Asturica Augusta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bracara Augusta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
commercial center ⓘ military center ⓘ |
| hasCityWallGates | multiple city gates ⓘ |
| hasCityWallHeight | up to about 10 to 15 metres ⓘ |
| hasCityWallPerimeter | approximately 2117 metres ⓘ |
| hasCityWallTowers | over 80 towers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Roman baths
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Roman bridge ⓘ Roman walls of Lugo NERFINISHED ⓘ amphitheatre ⓘ aqueduct ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ forum ⓘ road network ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Lucus Augusti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Roman Walls of Lugo" ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galicia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lugo NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman province of Gallaecia NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernName | Lugo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | emperor Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
remarkably preserved Roman walls
ⓘ
urban defensive system ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| region | northwest Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| servedAs | conventus capital of Lucensis ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageComponent | Roman Walls of Lugo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | conventus Lucensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman city of Lucus Augusti Description of subject: The Roman city of Lucus Augusti, located in what is now Lugo in northwestern Spain, was an important administrative and military center of Roman Gallaecia renowned for its remarkably preserved defensive walls.
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