Sebastos
E157950
Sebastos was the grand artificial harbor of ancient Caesarea Maritima, renowned as one of the largest and most advanced seaports of the Roman world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sebastos canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1367323 — 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: Sebastos Context triple: [Caesarea Maritima, harborName, Sebastos]
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A.
Stylius
Stylius is a consumer products brand likely focused on personal or household items within the Consumer Products Division’s portfolio.
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B.
Cleon
Cleon was an influential Athenian statesman and general during the Peloponnesian War, known for his aggressive policies and prominent role in Athenian politics.
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C.
Alidius
Alidius is the given name of Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, a Dutch nobleman and colonial governor who served as the last Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies before and during the early years of World War II.
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D.
Marshal Catinat
Marshal Catinat was a prominent 17th-century French general and Marshal of France, noted for his disciplined leadership and key victories under Louis XIV.
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E.
Lúcio
Lúcio is a Brazilian architect and urban planner best known as the principal designer of Brasília, the country’s modernist capital city.
- 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: Sebastos Target entity description: Sebastos was the grand artificial harbor of ancient Caesarea Maritima, renowned as one of the largest and most advanced seaports of the Roman world.
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A.
Stylius
Stylius is a consumer products brand likely focused on personal or household items within the Consumer Products Division’s portfolio.
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B.
Cleon
Cleon was an influential Athenian statesman and general during the Peloponnesian War, known for his aggressive policies and prominent role in Athenian politics.
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C.
Alidius
Alidius is the given name of Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer, a Dutch nobleman and colonial governor who served as the last Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies before and during the early years of World War II.
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D.
Marshal Catinat
Marshal Catinat was a prominent 17th-century French general and Marshal of France, noted for his disciplined leadership and key victories under Louis XIV.
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E.
Lúcio
Lúcio is a Brazilian architect and urban planner best known as the principal designer of Brasília, the country’s modernist capital city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman seaport
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ancient harbor ⓘ artificial harbor ⓘ |
| approximateArea | about 40 hectares ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | submerged ruins off Caesarea Maritima ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Herodian Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Herodian kingdom of Judea
Roman provincial administration ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| builder | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| constructedDuringReignOf | Herod the Great ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 10 BCE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 22 BCE ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| declineReason |
changes in sea level
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coastal subsidence ⓘ earthquakes ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Augustus
ⓘ
surface form:
Caesar Augustus
|
| era |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman period
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| excavatedBy | marine archaeologists since the 20th century ⓘ |
| function |
commercial seaport
ⓘ
gateway for trade between Rome and the East ⓘ military harbor ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| hasPart |
breakwaters
ⓘ
harbor installations ⓘ inner basins ⓘ moles ⓘ quays ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the Caesarea Maritima archaeological park ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late Hellenistic and early Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advanced Roman harbor engineering
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being one of the largest artificial harbors of the Roman world ⓘ use of hydraulic concrete ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caesarea Maritima
ⓘ
Judea ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Judea
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Mediterranean
|
| locatedNear | modern Caesarea, Israel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Augustus ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “Augustus” in Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | Caesarea Maritima ⓘ |
| politicalContextAtConstruction | client kingdom of Rome under Herod the Great ⓘ |
| researchField | underwater archaeology ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key maritime hub for the Roman Empire in the Levant
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major port on the route between Egypt and Syria ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
hydraulic concrete
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pozzolanic concrete ⓘ stone blocks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sebastos Description of subject: Sebastos was the grand artificial harbor of ancient Caesarea Maritima, renowned as one of the largest and most advanced seaports of the Roman world.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.