Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva

E194858

Roman temple religious building

The Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva was an ancient sanctuary in Bath, England, dedicated to the syncretic goddess Sulis Minerva and central to the religious life of the Roman bath complex there.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Roman Baths Museum, Bath	1
Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva canonical	1
Temple of Sulis Minerva	1
The Roman Baths, Bath	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1726671 — 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 Temple of Sulis Minerva
Context triple: [Roman Baths, hasPart, Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva]

A. London Mithraeum
London Mithraeum is a reconstructed Roman temple of the god Mithras and archaeological site in the City of London, showcasing artifacts and immersive displays from Roman Londinium.
B. Canterbury Roman Museum
Canterbury Roman Museum is an archaeological museum in Canterbury, England, showcasing Roman-era artifacts and the remains of an original Roman townhouse and mosaic floors.
C. Antonine Baths
The Antonine Baths are the monumental remains of a vast Roman public bath complex in ancient Carthage, renowned as one of the largest and best-preserved thermal complexes in North Africa.
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.
E. Segedunum Roman Fort
Segedunum Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman military fort and museum at the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall in Wallsend, England.
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 Temple of Sulis Minerva
Target entity description: The Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva was an ancient sanctuary in Bath, England, dedicated to the syncretic goddess Sulis Minerva and central to the religious life of the Roman bath complex there.

A. London Mithraeum
London Mithraeum is a reconstructed Roman temple of the god Mithras and archaeological site in the City of London, showcasing artifacts and immersive displays from Roman Londinium.
B. Canterbury Roman Museum
Canterbury Roman Museum is an archaeological museum in Canterbury, England, showcasing Roman-era artifacts and the remains of an original Roman townhouse and mosaic floors.
C. Antonine Baths
The Antonine Baths are the monumental remains of a vast Roman public bath complex in ancient Carthage, renowned as one of the largest and best-preserved thermal complexes in North Africa.
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.
E. Segedunum Roman Fort
Segedunum Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman military fort and museum at the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall in Wallsend, England.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman temple ⓘ religious building ⓘ
accessibleToPublic	true ⓘ
adjacentTo	Roman bath complex at Bath ⓘ sacred spring at Bath ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Classical Roman architecture ⓘ
associatedDeity	Minerva ⓘ Sulis Minerva ⓘ surface form: Sulis
associatedPractice	curse tablet offerings ⓘ votive deposition in the sacred spring ⓘ
associatedWith	sacred healing cult of Sulis Minerva ⓘ
builtBy	Romans in Britain ⓘ
centralTo	religious life of the Roman bath complex at Bath ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
culture	Ancient Rome ⓘ
currentCondition	ruin ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Sulis Minerva ⓘ
function	sanctuary ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalRemains	architectural stonework ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ pediment sculpture fragments ⓘ temple foundations ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ
hasDepiction	Gorgon-like head on temple pediment ⓘ
hasFeature	cella ⓘ cult statue of Sulis Minerva ⓘ ornamental pediment ⓘ pronaos ⓘ temple podium ⓘ
hasType	healing sanctuary ⓘ urban temple ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of a Scheduled Monument at Bath Roman Baths complex ⓘ
interpretiveCentre	Roman Baths Museum displays temple remains ⓘ
linkedTo	thermal springs at Bath ⓘ
locatedIn	Aquae Sulis ⓘ Bath ⓘ England ⓘ Somerset ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedNear	River Avon ⓘ surface form: River Avon (Bath)
material	local Bath stone ⓘ
modernSiteManagedBy	Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Roman Baths Museum, Bath
municipality	Bath ⓘ surface form: City of Bath
partOf	Roman Baths ⓘ surface form: Roman Baths, Bath
region	southwest England ⓘ surface form: South West England
religion	Roman religion ⓘ
timePeriod	Roman Britain ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman Baths → hasPart → Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva ⓘ

Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva → modernSiteManagedBy → Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Baths Museum, Bath

Cross Bath → near → Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Roman Baths, Bath

Aquae Sulis → hasStructure → Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Sulis Minerva

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