Monumentum Ancyranum
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Monumentum Ancyranum is the monumental Latin and Greek inscription in Ankara preserving the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, a key primary source on the reign and achievements of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monumentum Ancyranum canonical | 2 |
| Monumentum Ancyranum Ancyrae | 1 |
| Temple of Augustus and Rome in Ankara | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2993132 — 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: Monumentum Ancyranum Context triple: [Ancyra, inscriptionFamousFor, Monumentum Ancyranum]
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A.
Temple of Cybele
The Temple of Cybele was an ancient Roman sanctuary on the Palatine Hill dedicated to the Phrygian mother goddess Cybele, central to her cult’s worship in Rome.
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B.
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, originally dedicated to the empress Faustina and later to Emperor Antoninus Pius, notable for its well-preserved Corinthian columns and later conversion into a church.
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Library of Celsus
The Library of Celsus is an ancient Roman monumental library in Ephesus, Turkey, renowned for its ornate façade and status as one of the best-preserved libraries of the classical world.
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D.
acropolis of Pergamon
The acropolis of Pergamon is the fortified hilltop complex of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon, renowned for its dramatic terraces, monumental temples, and impressive Hellenistic architecture overlooking the Caicus River valley in modern-day Turkey.
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Mausoleum of Constantina
The Mausoleum of Constantina is a 4th-century circular Roman mausoleum in Rome, renowned for its early Christian mosaics and later dedication as the church of Santa Costanza.
- 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: Monumentum Ancyranum Target entity description: Monumentum Ancyranum is the monumental Latin and Greek inscription in Ankara preserving the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, a key primary source on the reign and achievements of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.
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A.
Temple of Cybele
The Temple of Cybele was an ancient Roman sanctuary on the Palatine Hill dedicated to the Phrygian mother goddess Cybele, central to her cult’s worship in Rome.
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B.
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, originally dedicated to the empress Faustina and later to Emperor Antoninus Pius, notable for its well-preserved Corinthian columns and later conversion into a church.
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C.
Library of Celsus
The Library of Celsus is an ancient Roman monumental library in Ephesus, Turkey, renowned for its ornate façade and status as one of the best-preserved libraries of the classical world.
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D.
acropolis of Pergamon
The acropolis of Pergamon is the fortified hilltop complex of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon, renowned for its dramatic terraces, monumental temples, and impressive Hellenistic architecture overlooking the Caicus River valley in modern-day Turkey.
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E.
Mausoleum of Constantina
The Mausoleum of Constantina is a 4th-century circular Roman mausoleum in Rome, renowned for its early Christian mosaics and later dedication as the church of Santa Costanza.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman inscription
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epigraphic monument ⓘ inscription ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ankara inscription
ⓘ
Monumentum Ancyranum ⓘ
surface form:
Monumentum Ancyranum Ancyrae
Res Gestae Divi Augusti inscription ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Augustus and Rome inscription
|
| associatedWith |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
city of Ancyra ⓘ Roman province of Galatia ⓘ
surface form:
province of Galatia
|
| commissionedBy | Augustus ⓘ |
| contains |
account of Augustus’ building projects
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account of Augustus’ military campaigns ⓘ account of Augustus’ public benefactions ⓘ list of Augustus’ offices and honors ⓘ |
| currentCondition | partially preserved ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Augustus ⓘ |
| describedAs | queen of inscriptions ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq ⓘ |
| discoveryCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical inscription
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political propaganda text ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Ancyra
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Galatia ⓘ |
| importance |
key primary source for the reign of Augustus
ⓘ
major source for Augustan ideology ⓘ major source for early Roman Empire history ⓘ |
| inscribedOn | walls of the Temple of Augustus and Rome in Ankara ⓘ |
| inscriptionType |
bilingual inscription
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public monumental inscription ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ankara
ⓘ
Temple of Augustus and Rome, Ankara ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Roman imperial inscriptions ⓘ |
| preservesTextOf | Res Gestae Divi Augusti ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Pisidian copies of the Res Gestae
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Res Gestae Divi Augusti ⓘ |
| script |
Greek alphabet
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Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Roman archaeology
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ancient history ⓘ classics ⓘ epigraphy ⓘ |
| subject |
achievements of Augustus
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reign of Augustus ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1st century AD ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | modern historians of Rome ⓘ |
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Subject: Monumentum Ancyranum Description of subject: Monumentum Ancyranum is the monumental Latin and Greek inscription in Ankara preserving the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, a key primary source on the reign and achievements of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Temple of Augustus and Rome in Ankara
this entity surface form:
Monumentum Ancyranum Ancyrae