Ulpia
E320088
Ulpia is a Latin name element commonly associated with Roman imperial and colonial foundations, particularly linked to Emperor Trajan’s family name Ulpius.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulpia canonical | 4 |
| Colonia Ulpia Traiana | 1 |
| Ulpia Serdica | 1 |
| Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa | 1 |
| gens Ulpia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3045720 — 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: Ulpia Context triple: [Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum, hasLatinNameElement, Ulpia]
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A.
Aurelianum
Aurelianum is the ancient Latin name for the French city of Orléans, reflecting its origins as a Roman settlement.
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B.
Durostorum
Durostorum was a major Roman military and urban center on the lower Danube, located in the province of Moesia (modern Silistra, Bulgaria).
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C.
Aquincum
Aquincum was an important ancient Roman military and civilian settlement located in what is now northern Budapest, Hungary.
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D.
Flavia Neapolis
Flavia Neapolis was a Roman city in Samaria, founded in the 1st century CE near ancient Shechem and known today as Nablus in the West Bank.
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E.
Caesaraugusta
Caesaraugusta was the Roman colony and city that later became modern-day Zaragoza in northeastern Spain.
- 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: Ulpia Target entity description: Ulpia is a Latin name element commonly associated with Roman imperial and colonial foundations, particularly linked to Emperor Trajan’s family name Ulpius.
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A.
Aurelianum
Aurelianum is the ancient Latin name for the French city of Orléans, reflecting its origins as a Roman settlement.
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B.
Durostorum
Durostorum was a major Roman military and urban center on the lower Danube, located in the province of Moesia (modern Silistra, Bulgaria).
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C.
Aquincum
Aquincum was an important ancient Roman military and civilian settlement located in what is now northern Budapest, Hungary.
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D.
Flavia Neapolis
Flavia Neapolis was a Roman city in Samaria, founded in the 1st century CE near ancient Shechem and known today as Nablus in the West Bank.
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E.
Caesaraugusta
Caesaraugusta was the Roman colony and city that later became modern-day Zaragoza in northeastern Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin name element
ⓘ
Roman nomen ⓘ Roman nomen ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman colonization ⓘ Roman imperial propaganda ⓘ Trajan ⓘ Ulpii family ⓘ
surface form:
Trajan’s family
|
| derivedFrom | Ulpius ⓘ |
| etymologicalRelation | Ulpius family gentilicium ⓘ |
| familyName | Ulpius ⓘ |
| familyNameOf | Trajan ⓘ |
| fullName |
Trajan
ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Ulpius Traianus
|
| genderAssociation |
feminine
ⓘ
masculine ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Latin ⓘ |
| nameType | gentilicium-derived element ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Colonia Ulpia Oescensium Durostorum
ⓘ
surface form:
Colonia Ulpia Oescus
colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria ⓘ
surface form:
Colonia Ulpia Ratiaria
Colonia Ulpia Traiana ⓘ colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria ⓘ
surface form:
Colonia Ulpia Traiana Augusta Dacica Sarmizegetusa
|
| regionOfUse |
Dacia
ⓘ
Hispania (probable) ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania
Italy ⓘ Moesia ⓘ Roman provinces ⓘ |
| semanticRole |
imperial honorific element
ⓘ
marker of connection to the Ulpius family ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century CE
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ |
| usedFor |
honoring Emperor Trajan
ⓘ
signaling colonial status ⓘ signaling imperial foundation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Roman colonial foundations
ⓘ
Roman imperial foundations ⓘ Roman onomastics ⓘ city names ⓘ colony names ⓘ family names ⓘ imperial titulature ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ municipal names ⓘ official documents ⓘ personal names ⓘ settlement names ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ulpia Description of subject: Ulpia is a Latin name element commonly associated with Roman imperial and colonial foundations, particularly linked to Emperor Trajan’s family name Ulpius.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Colonia Ulpia Traiana
this entity surface form:
gens Ulpia
this entity surface form:
Ulpia Serdica
this entity surface form:
Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa