Nikopolis

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ancient city archaeological site

Nikopolis is an ancient city in Epirus, Greece, founded by the Roman emperor Augustus and known today for its extensive archaeological remains.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Nicopolis	10
Nikopolis canonical	3
Nicopolis Actia	1
Theme of Nicopolis	1
ancient city of Nicopolis	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T782083 — 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: Nikopolis
Context triple: [Epirus, hasArchaeologicalSite, Nikopolis]

A. Naissus
Naissus was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Moesia, located at the site of modern-day Niš in Serbia.
B. Pherae
Pherae was an ancient Greek city in Thessaly known for its political influence and as the seat of the powerful tyrant Jason of Pherae.
C. Lampsacus
Lampsacus was an ancient Greek city on the eastern shore of the Hellespont, known as a center of philosophy and culture in classical antiquity.
D. Panticapaeum
Panticapaeum was an important ancient Greek city and trading center on the Cimmerian Bosporus, located where the modern city of Kerch in Crimea now stands.
E. Pella
Pella is a well-known American brand specializing in the design and manufacture of windows and doors for residential and commercial buildings.
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: Nikopolis
Target entity description: Nikopolis is an ancient city in Epirus, Greece, founded by the Roman emperor Augustus and known today for its extensive archaeological remains.

A. Naissus
Naissus was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Moesia, located at the site of modern-day Niš in Serbia.
B. Pherae
Pherae was an ancient Greek city in Thessaly known for its political influence and as the seat of the powerful tyrant Jason of Pherae.
C. Lampsacus
Lampsacus was an ancient Greek city on the eastern shore of the Hellespont, known as a center of philosophy and culture in classical antiquity.
D. Panticapaeum
Panticapaeum was an important ancient Greek city and trading center on the Cimmerian Bosporus, located where the modern city of Kerch in Crimea now stands.
E. Pella
Pella is a well-known American brand specializing in the design and manufacture of windows and doors for residential and commercial buildings.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
administeredBy	Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ surface form: Greek Ministry of Culture
country	Greece ⓘ
culture	Byzantine ⓘ Early Christian ⓘ Roman ⓘ
declinePeriod	late antiquity to early Middle Ages ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Battle of Actium ⓘ surface form: victory at Actium
foundedAfter	Battle of Actium ⓘ
foundedBy	Augustus ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalExcavationsSince	early 20th century ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation	archaeological site of national significance ⓘ
hasPart	Roman theatre ⓘ Roman villas ⓘ aqueduct ⓘ basilicas ⓘ city walls ⓘ monument of Augustus ⓘ nymphaeum ⓘ odeon ⓘ stadium ⓘ
hasRoadConnection	Via Egnatia ⓘ surface form: Via Egnatia network
historicalRole	regional administrative center in Roman Epirus ⓘ
inception	31 BC ⓘ
knownFor	early Christian basilicas ⓘ extensive archaeological remains ⓘ monumental Roman architecture ⓘ
locatedIn	Epirus ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern European Time ⓘ
locatedNear	Ambracian Gulf ⓘ Preveza ⓘ
locatedOn	isthmus between Ionian Sea and Ambracian Gulf ⓘ
nameMeaning	City of Victory ⓘ
nearbyModernSettlement	Preveza ⓘ
partOf	Epirus ⓘ surface form: Roman Epirus Epirus ⓘ surface form: province of Epirus Vetus
presentlyServedBy	Archaeological Museum of Nikopolis ⓘ
region	Epirus ⓘ surface form: Epirus periphery
religionHistorically	Christianity ⓘ Greco-Roman paganism ⓘ
significantEvent	Actian Games ⓘ
successorSettlement	Preveza ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	on tentative list for World Heritage Site ⓘ
urbanPlanning	Hippodamian plan ⓘ

How these facts were elicited