Basilica Sempronia
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Basilica Sempronia was an ancient Roman basilica in the Forum Romanum, built in the 2nd century BCE and later demolished to make way for the larger and more famous Basilica Julia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Basilica Sempronia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2141385 — 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: Basilica Sempronia Context triple: [Basilica Julia, replaced, Basilica Sempronia]
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A.
Basilica Aemilia
Basilica Aemilia was an important ancient Roman public basilica on the Forum Romanum, renowned for its elegant architecture and role as a center of commerce and legal affairs.
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B.
Basilica Julia
Basilica Julia was a grand public building and law court in the Roman Forum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and later completed by Augustus, used primarily for legal proceedings and commercial activities.
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C.
Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata
The Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata is a historic Roman church on Via del Corso, traditionally associated with early Christian worship and notable burials.
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D.
Severan basilica
The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
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E.
Temple of Virtus
The Temple of Virtus was an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the personification of courage and virtue, traditionally located on Rome’s Capitoline 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: Basilica Sempronia Target entity description: Basilica Sempronia was an ancient Roman basilica in the Forum Romanum, built in the 2nd century BCE and later demolished to make way for the larger and more famous Basilica Julia.
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A.
Basilica Aemilia
Basilica Aemilia was an important ancient Roman public basilica on the Forum Romanum, renowned for its elegant architecture and role as a center of commerce and legal affairs.
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B.
Basilica Julia
Basilica Julia was a grand public building and law court in the Roman Forum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and later completed by Augustus, used primarily for legal proceedings and commercial activities.
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C.
Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata
The Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata is a historic Roman church on Via del Corso, traditionally associated with early Christian worship and notable burials.
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D.
Severan basilica
The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
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E.
Temple of Virtus
The Temple of Virtus was an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the personification of courage and virtue, traditionally located on Rome’s Capitoline Hill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Republican architecture
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ancient Roman basilica ⓘ building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman basilica ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman buildings and structures in Rome
ⓘ
Roman basilicas ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 170s BCE ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.8925° N, 12.4853° E ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| demolished | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| demolitionReason | urban redevelopment of the Forum Romanum ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Basilica Julia ⓘ |
| function |
civic building
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commercial hall ⓘ judicial building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| inception | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Forum Romanum
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Italy ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south side of the Forum Romanum ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
stone
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travertine ⓘ tufa ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sempronius family ⓘ |
| partOf |
Forum Romanum
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surface form:
Forum Romanum building complex
archaeological remains of the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier buildings on the same site ⓘ |
| presentDayCondition |
foundations and archaeological traces only
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no standing remains ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Basilica Julia ⓘ |
| significantEvent | demolition for construction of Basilica Julia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century BCE to 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial activities
ⓘ
legal proceedings ⓘ public meetings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basilica Sempronia Description of subject: Basilica Sempronia was an ancient Roman basilica in the Forum Romanum, built in the 2nd century BCE and later demolished to make way for the larger and more famous Basilica Julia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.