Eboracum
E171528
Eboracum was the major Roman fortress and city that later became the English city of York, serving as an important military and administrative center in Roman Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eboracum canonical | 19 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1496839 — 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.
Target entity: Eboracum Context triple: [York, RomanName, Eboracum]
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A.
Glevum
Glevum was the Roman-era name for the settlement that later became the English city of Gloucester, originally established as a military fort and later developed into a colonia.
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B.
Aldborough
Aldborough was a former parliamentary borough in England that historically returned members to the British House of Commons.
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C.
Augusta Treverorum
Augusta Treverorum was the Roman city that became a major imperial residence and administrative center in the late Roman Empire, located at the site of modern-day Trier in Germany.
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D.
Richborough Roman Fort
Richborough Roman Fort is a major archaeological site in Kent, England, that preserves the remains of a significant Roman military and port complex marking one of the main entry points of Roman Britain.
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E.
Lugdunum
Lugdunum was the principal Roman city in Gaul, serving as a major administrative, commercial, and cultural center of the Roman Empire in what is now Lyon, France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Eboracum Target entity description: Eboracum was the major Roman fortress and city that later became the English city of York, serving as an important military and administrative center in Roman Britain.
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A.
Glevum
Glevum was the Roman-era name for the settlement that later became the English city of Gloucester, originally established as a military fort and later developed into a colonia.
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B.
Aldborough
Aldborough was a former parliamentary borough in England that historically returned members to the British House of Commons.
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C.
Augusta Treverorum
Augusta Treverorum was the Roman city that became a major imperial residence and administrative center in the late Roman Empire, located at the site of modern-day Trier in Germany.
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D.
Richborough Roman Fort
Richborough Roman Fort is a major archaeological site in Kent, England, that preserves the remains of a significant Roman military and port complex marking one of the main entry points of Roman Britain.
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E.
Lugdunum
Lugdunum was the principal Roman city in Gaul, serving as a major administrative, commercial, and cultural center of the Roman Empire in what is now Lyon, France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman city
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Roman fortress ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandonedBy |
Roman army
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surface form:
Roman military
|
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 4th century AD ⓘ |
| economy |
metalworking
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production of pottery ⓘ trade center for northern Britain ⓘ |
| foundedAroundYear | AD 71 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Legio IX Hispana
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Legio VI Victrix ⓘ Romans ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
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military fortress ⓘ provincial capital ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Legio IX Hispana
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Legio VI Victrix ⓘ |
| hadStatus |
colonia
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municipium ⓘ |
| hadStructure |
amphitheatre
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basilica ⓘ bathhouses ⓘ bridge over the River Ouse ⓘ civilian settlement (canabae) ⓘ legionary fortress ⓘ principia ⓘ stone walls ⓘ |
| hosted |
Roman imperial court
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surface form:
imperial court of Septimius Severus
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| locatedIn |
Britannia Inferior
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Britannia Secunda ⓘ England ⓘ North Yorkshire ⓘ Roman Britain ⓘ York, England ⓘ
surface form:
modern city of York
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| locatedOn |
River Foss
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River Ouse ⓘ |
| modernName | York ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
death of Emperor Septimius Severus
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proclamation of Constantine the Great as emperor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hadrian's Wall
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surface form:
Hadrianic frontier system
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| presentDayRemains |
Clifford's Tower
ⓘ
surface form:
Multangular Tower in York
Roman bath remains in York ⓘ York Museum Gardens ⓘ |
| religion |
Mithraic cults
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early Christianity ⓘ worship of Roman gods ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of Britannia Inferior
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capital of Britannia Secunda ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Anglian settlement of Eoforwic ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Constantius Chlorus
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surface form:
Emperor Constantius Chlorus
Hadrian ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Hadrian
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Subject: Eboracum Description of subject: Eboracum was the major Roman fortress and city that later became the English city of York, serving as an important military and administrative center in Roman Britain.
Referenced by (19)
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