Regio VII Via Lata
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Regio VII Via Lata was one of the 14 administrative regions of ancient Rome, encompassing the northern stretch of the Via Lata (the urban section of the Via Flaminia) and its surrounding urban area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Regio VII Via Lata canonical | 4 |
| ancient Via Lata | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1973217 — 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: Regio VII Via Lata Context triple: [Regio VIII Forum Romanum, borders, Regio VII Via Lata]
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A.
Porta Flaminia
Porta Flaminia, better known today as Porta del Popolo, is a historic northern gate in Rome’s Aurelian Walls that served for centuries as a principal entrance to the city.
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B.
Appian Way
The Appian Way is one of ancient Rome’s earliest and most strategically important roads, historically linking the city to southern Italy and famed as the “Queen of Roads.”
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C.
Via Salaria
Via Salaria is an ancient Roman road that historically connected Rome to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a major route for the transport of salt and other goods.
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D.
Via Nomentana
Via Nomentana is an ancient Roman road in Italy that runs northeast from Rome and is known for passing several historic sites, including early Christian catacombs.
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E.
Via Ostiense
Via Ostiense is a historic road in Rome that connects the city center to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and the ancient port of Ostia.
- 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: Regio VII Via Lata Target entity description: Regio VII Via Lata was one of the 14 administrative regions of ancient Rome, encompassing the northern stretch of the Via Lata (the urban section of the Via Flaminia) and its surrounding urban area.
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A.
Porta Flaminia
Porta Flaminia, better known today as Porta del Popolo, is a historic northern gate in Rome’s Aurelian Walls that served for centuries as a principal entrance to the city.
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B.
Appian Way
The Appian Way is one of ancient Rome’s earliest and most strategically important roads, historically linking the city to southern Italy and famed as the “Queen of Roads.”
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C.
Via Salaria
Via Salaria is an ancient Roman road that historically connected Rome to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a major route for the transport of salt and other goods.
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D.
Via Nomentana
Via Nomentana is an ancient Roman road in Italy that runs northeast from Rome and is known for passing several historic sites, including early Christian catacombs.
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E.
Via Ostiense
Via Ostiense is a historic road in Rome that connects the city center to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and the ancient port of Ostia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region of ancient Rome
ⓘ
regio of Rome ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Regio IX Circus Flaminius
ⓘ
Regio VI Alta Semita ⓘ Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome) ⓘ
surface form:
Regio VIII Forum Romanum
Regio XIV Transtiberim ⓘ |
| contains |
northern stretch of the Via Lata
ⓘ
urban section of the Via Flaminia ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Via Flaminia
ⓘ
Via Lata ⓘ |
| hadAdministrativeHead |
curatores regionis
ⓘ
magistri regionis ⓘ |
| hasRoadFunction | approach route into Rome from the north ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfArea | urban district ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Rome, Italy
|
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Rome
|
| namedAfter | Via Lata ⓘ |
| partOf |
Augustan 14 regions of Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Augustan 14-region system of Rome
city of Rome ⓘ |
| presentInSource |
Curiosum Urbis Romae
ⓘ
Notitia Dignitatum ⓘ
surface form:
Notitia Regionum Urbis Romae
|
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| systemRole | one of the 14 regiones of Augustan Rome ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Regio VII Via Lata Description of subject: Regio VII Via Lata was one of the 14 administrative regions of ancient Rome, encompassing the northern stretch of the Via Lata (the urban section of the Via Flaminia) and its surrounding urban area.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Regio VIII Forum Romanum
this entity surface form:
ancient Via Lata