Herodian street

E332114

ancient street archaeological site

Herodian street is an ancient paved thoroughfare in Jerusalem dating to the time of King Herod, notable for its monumental construction and role as a main processional route near the Second Temple.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Herodian Street	1
Herodian street canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3159930 — 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: Herodian street
Context triple: [Herodian street and drainage system, hasPart, Herodian street]

A. Valerian Street
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B. Marciana
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C. Regio VII Via Lata
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D. Kadife Street
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E. Hamra Street
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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: Herodian street
Target entity description: Herodian street is an ancient paved thoroughfare in Jerusalem dating to the time of King Herod, notable for its monumental construction and role as a main processional route near the Second Temple.

A. Valerian Street
Valerian Street is a wealthy, aging white candy magnate and plantation owner in Toni Morrison’s novel "Tar Baby," whose complex relationships with his family and Black servants explore themes of race, power, and moral responsibility.
B. Marciana
Marciana is a historic hilltop village on the Italian island of Elba, known for its medieval architecture and scenic views over the Tyrrhenian Sea.
C. Regio VII Via Lata
Regio VII Via Lata was one of the 14 administrative regions of ancient Rome, encompassing the northern stretch of the Via Lata (the urban section of the Via Flaminia) and its surrounding urban area.
D. Kadife Street
Kadife Street is a popular nightlife and entertainment street in Istanbul’s Kadıköy district, known for its bars, live music venues, and vibrant youth culture.
E. Hamra Street
Hamra Street is a major commercial and cultural thoroughfare in Beirut, Lebanon, known for its shops, cafes, nightlife, and vibrant urban life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient street ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
adjacentTo	Western Wall ⓘ surface form: Temple Mount retaining wall Western Wall ⓘ
approximateDate	early 1st century CE ⓘ late 1st century BCE ⓘ
archaeologicalStratum	Second Temple period layer ⓘ
associatedWith	Jewish pilgrimage ⓘ Roman destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ surface form: Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: Second Temple
connectedTo	Pool of Siloam ⓘ southern entrances to the Temple Mount ⓘ
constructedDuringReignOf	Herod the Great ⓘ
country	Israel ⓘ
currentUse	archaeological tourist attraction ⓘ
discoveredBy	archaeologists in Jerusalem ⓘ
evidenceOf	large-scale public works under Herod ⓘ urban planning in Herodian Jerusalem ⓘ
evidenceOfDestruction	burn layers from Roman conquest ⓘ collapsed stones from Temple Mount walls ⓘ
excavationStartDate	late 19th century ⓘ
function	main urban thoroughfare ⓘ pilgrimage route to the Second Temple ⓘ processional route ⓘ
hasFeature	curbstones ⓘ drainage channel beneath pavement ⓘ large ashlar paving slabs ⓘ monumental construction ⓘ steps in steeper sections ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage	Hebrew: רחוב הורדיאני ⓘ Herodian street self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Herodian Street
heritageDesignation	part of the Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Jerusalem ⓘ City of David archaeological area ⓘ surface form: Jerusalem Archaeological Park Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
locatedUnder	modern streets of the Old City ⓘ
majorExcavations	1960s excavations by Benjamin Mazar ⓘ late 20th and early 21st century excavations ⓘ
material	limestone paving stones ⓘ stone paving ⓘ
namedAfter	Herod the Great ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
orientation	north–south ⓘ
partOf	Second Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ surface form: Second Temple period Jerusalem pilgrimage route from the City of David to the Temple Mount ⓘ
runsAlong	western wall of the Temple Mount ⓘ
timePeriod	Second Temple Judaism ⓘ surface form: Second Temple period
usedUntil	70 CE ⓘ

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Herodian street and drainage system → hasPart → Herodian street ⓘ

Herodian street → hasNameInLanguage → Herodian street self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Herodian Street

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