Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii
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Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii is the monumental Roman victory column in Rome dedicated to Emperor Marcus Aurelius, renowned for its spiral reliefs depicting his military campaigns.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii canonical | 1 |
| column of Marcus Aurelius | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2063972 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii Context triple: [Column of Marcus Aurelius, LatinName, Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii]
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Trajan's Column
Trajan's Column is a monumental Roman victory column in Rome, renowned for its spiral bas-relief frieze depicting Emperor Trajan’s Dacian Wars and serving as his funerary monument.
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B.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, commemorating Emperor Titus’s victory in the Jewish War and famed for its reliefs depicting the spoils from the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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C.
Kiosk of Trajan
The Kiosk of Trajan is a small, unfinished Roman-era pavilion on the island of Philae in Egypt, renowned for its elegant columns and role as a ceremonial riverside entrance to the Temple of Isis.
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Arch of Septimius Severus
The Arch of Septimius Severus is a monumental Roman triumphal arch in Leptis Magna, Libya, built in the early 3rd century AD to honor Emperor Septimius Severus and commemorate his military victories.
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E.
Arch of Constantine
The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, Italy, erected in the early 4th century AD to celebrate Emperor Constantine’s victory and the rise of his rule over the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii Target entity description: Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii is the monumental Roman victory column in Rome dedicated to Emperor Marcus Aurelius, renowned for its spiral reliefs depicting his military campaigns.
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A.
Trajan's Column
Trajan's Column is a monumental Roman victory column in Rome, renowned for its spiral bas-relief frieze depicting Emperor Trajan’s Dacian Wars and serving as his funerary monument.
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B.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, commemorating Emperor Titus’s victory in the Jewish War and famed for its reliefs depicting the spoils from the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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C.
Kiosk of Trajan
The Kiosk of Trajan is a small, unfinished Roman-era pavilion on the island of Philae in Egypt, renowned for its elegant columns and role as a ceremonial riverside entrance to the Temple of Isis.
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D.
Arch of Septimius Severus
The Arch of Septimius Severus is a monumental Roman triumphal arch in Leptis Magna, Libya, built in the early 3rd century AD to honor Emperor Septimius Severus and commemorate his military victories.
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E.
Arch of Constantine
The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, Italy, erected in the early 4th century AD to celebrate Emperor Constantine’s victory and the rise of his rule over the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman monument
ⓘ
triumphal column ⓘ victory column ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aurelian Column
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Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome ⓘ
surface form:
Column of Marcus Aurelius
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| artHistoricalSignificance | major example of late 2nd-century Roman narrative relief ⓘ |
| cityCenterLandmark | yes ⓘ |
| civilization | Ancient Rome ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | AD 193 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | AD 176 ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman imperial propaganda ⓘ |
| currentTopStatue | statue of Saint Paul ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| depicts |
Marcomannic Wars
ⓘ
Sarmatian campaigns ⓘ military campaigns of Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| era | Antonine period ⓘ |
| hasAccess | internal staircase to viewing platform ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
inscription base
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internal spiral staircase ⓘ spiral relief frieze ⓘ |
| height | approximately 39.7 metres ⓘ |
| heightIncludingBase | approximately 47 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the historic centre of Rome UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| honours | Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Trajan's Column ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
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Piazza Colonna ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| material | Carrara marble ⓘ |
| near |
Palazzo Chigi
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Via del Corso ⓘ |
| numberOfReliefBands | approximately 21 ⓘ |
| orientation | freestanding column on high pedestal ⓘ |
| originalTopStatue |
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
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surface form:
statue of Marcus Aurelius
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| purpose | commemorate victories over Germanic and Sarmatian tribes ⓘ |
| reliefDirection | counterclockwise spiral ⓘ |
| restoredBy |
Sixtus V
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surface form:
Pope Sixtus V
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| style | Roman Imperial relief sculpture ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Roman army operations on the Danube frontier
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acts of clemency toward defeated enemies ⓘ battle scenes and sieges ⓘ emperor addressing troops ⓘ |
| topStatueReplacedIn | 1589 ⓘ |
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Subject: Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii Description of subject: Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii is the monumental Roman victory column in Rome dedicated to Emperor Marcus Aurelius, renowned for its spiral reliefs depicting his military campaigns.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Column of Marcus Aurelius
this entity surface form:
column of Marcus Aurelius