Vallum Antonini
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Vallum Antonini is the Latin name for the Antonine Wall, a Roman frontier fortification in central Scotland marking the northernmost boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain for a time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vallum Antonini canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2101161 — 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: Vallum Antonini Context triple: [Antonine Wall, alsoKnownAs, Vallum Antonini]
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A.
Limes Germanicus
Limes Germanicus was a fortified frontier system of the Roman Empire that marked and defended its boundary in the regions of Germania.
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B.
Danube limes
The Danube limes was a major fortified frontier line of the Roman Empire along the Danube River, consisting of military camps, watchtowers, and fortifications that protected its northern border in Central and Eastern Europe.
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C.
Malinta
Malinta is a barangay (village-level administrative division) of the municipality of Los Baños in the province of Laguna, Philippines.
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D.
Valens Aqueduct
The Valens Aqueduct is a late Roman-era aqueduct in Istanbul, Turkey, that once formed a key part of the city’s water supply system and remains a prominent historic landmark.
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E.
Aqua Paola aqueduct
The Aqua Paola aqueduct is a 17th-century Roman aqueduct and monumental fountain system that restored an ancient water supply to the city, culminating in the grand Fontana dell’Acqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill.
- 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: Vallum Antonini Target entity description: Vallum Antonini is the Latin name for the Antonine Wall, a Roman frontier fortification in central Scotland marking the northernmost boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain for a time.
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A.
Limes Germanicus
Limes Germanicus was a fortified frontier system of the Roman Empire that marked and defended its boundary in the regions of Germania.
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B.
Danube limes
The Danube limes was a major fortified frontier line of the Roman Empire along the Danube River, consisting of military camps, watchtowers, and fortifications that protected its northern border in Central and Eastern Europe.
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C.
Malinta
Malinta is a barangay (village-level administrative division) of the municipality of Los Baños in the province of Laguna, Philippines.
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D.
Valens Aqueduct
The Valens Aqueduct is a late Roman-era aqueduct in Istanbul, Turkey, that once formed a key part of the city’s water supply system and remains a prominent historic landmark.
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E.
Aqua Paola aqueduct
The Aqua Paola aqueduct is a 17th-century Roman aqueduct and monumental fountain system that restored an ancient water supply to the city, culminating in the grand Fontana dell’Acqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman frontier fortification
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archaeological site ⓘ defensive wall ⓘ |
| builtOf | turf rampart on a stone base ⓘ |
| builtUnderEmperor | Antoninus Pius ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman army ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | c. 154 CE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | c. 142 CE ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | northernmost major frontier of the Roman Empire in Britain for a time ⓘ |
| era | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | near Bo’ness on the Firth of Forth ⓘ |
| extendsTo | near Old Kilpatrick on the River Clyde ⓘ |
| function |
frontier boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | auxiliary units of the Roman army ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
distance slabs
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fort sites ⓘ visible earthworks ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Antonine Wall ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ditch to the north
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fortlets between forts ⓘ military road to the south ⓘ series of forts ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Vallum Antonini self-link ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Scheduled Monument
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surface form:
Scheduled Monument (UK)
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| laterSupersededBy |
Hadrian's Wall
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surface form:
Hadrian’s Wall
|
| length |
about 39 miles
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about 63 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalProvince | Roman Britain ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | central Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedNearModernCity |
Falkirk
ⓘ
Glasgow ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Great Britain ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Antoninus Pius
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Antoninus Pius
|
| partOf |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site
ⓘ
frontiers of the Roman Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Roman limes
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| periodOfUse | mid-2nd century CE ⓘ |
| replacedStructure | Hadrian’s Wall as main frontier in Britain ⓘ |
| usedAsBoundaryUntil | late 2nd century CE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vallum Antonini Description of subject: Vallum Antonini is the Latin name for the Antonine Wall, a Roman frontier fortification in central Scotland marking the northernmost boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain for a time.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.