Arch of Ctesiphon
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The Arch of Ctesiphon is a monumental Sasanian-era brick vault in present-day Iraq, famed as one of the largest single-span arches of the ancient world and a key remnant of the imperial city of Ctesiphon.
All labels observed (1)
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| Arch of Ctesiphon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15475292 — 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: Arch of Ctesiphon Context triple: [Taq Kasra, alsoKnownAs, Arch of Ctesiphon]
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Arch of Galerius
The Arch of Galerius is a 4th-century Roman triumphal arch in Thessaloniki, Greece, built to commemorate Emperor Galerius’s victories over the Persians and forming part of his monumental palace complex.
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Ishtar Gate
The Ishtar Gate is a grand, blue-glazed brick ceremonial gateway adorned with reliefs of dragons and bulls that once formed part of the ancient city walls of Babylon under King Nebuchadnezzar II.
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Triumphal Arch of Caracalla
The Triumphal Arch of Caracalla is a monumental Roman arch in the ancient city of Volubilis in present-day Morocco, built to honor Emperor Caracalla and exemplifying Roman imperial architecture in North Africa.
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Arch of Hadrian
The Arch of Hadrian is a monumental Roman triumphal arch in Athens, Greece, built in the 2nd century AD to honor Emperor Hadrian and symbolically mark the boundary between the ancient city and the new quarter associated with him.
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Arch of Augustus (Susa)
The Arch of Augustus in Susa is a Roman triumphal arch in northern Italy, erected in honor of Emperor Augustus to commemorate the alliance between Rome and the local ruler.
- 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: Arch of Ctesiphon Target entity description: The Arch of Ctesiphon is a monumental Sasanian-era brick vault in present-day Iraq, famed as one of the largest single-span arches of the ancient world and a key remnant of the imperial city of Ctesiphon.
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A.
Arch of Galerius
The Arch of Galerius is a 4th-century Roman triumphal arch in Thessaloniki, Greece, built to commemorate Emperor Galerius’s victories over the Persians and forming part of his monumental palace complex.
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B.
Ishtar Gate
The Ishtar Gate is a grand, blue-glazed brick ceremonial gateway adorned with reliefs of dragons and bulls that once formed part of the ancient city walls of Babylon under King Nebuchadnezzar II.
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C.
Triumphal Arch of Caracalla
The Triumphal Arch of Caracalla is a monumental Roman arch in the ancient city of Volubilis in present-day Morocco, built to honor Emperor Caracalla and exemplifying Roman imperial architecture in North Africa.
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D.
Arch of Hadrian
The Arch of Hadrian is a monumental Roman triumphal arch in Athens, Greece, built in the 2nd century AD to honor Emperor Hadrian and symbolically mark the boundary between the ancient city and the new quarter associated with him.
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E.
Arch of Augustus (Susa)
The Arch of Augustus in Susa is a Roman triumphal arch in northern Italy, erected in honor of Emperor Augustus to commemorate the alliance between Rome and the local ruler.
- F. None of above. chosen
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