Ancient Nicopolis archaeological site
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The Ancient Nicopolis archaeological site is the extensive ruins of a Roman city in northwestern Greece founded by Octavian to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Actium.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ancient Nicopolis archaeological site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ancient Nicopolis archaeological site Context triple: [Preveza regional unit, contains, Ancient Nicopolis archaeological site]
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A.
Delphi archaeological site
The Delphi archaeological site is an ancient Greek sanctuary on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, famed as the seat of the Oracle of Apollo and one of the most important religious and cultural centers of the classical world.
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B.
Olympia archaeological site
The Olympia archaeological site is an ancient sanctuary in Greece that served as the birthplace of the Olympic Games and a major religious center dedicated primarily to Zeus and Hera.
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C.
Gordium archaeological site
The Gordium archaeological site is the ancient capital of the Phrygian kingdom in central Anatolia, best known as the legendary home of King Midas and the setting of the Gordian Knot myth.
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D.
Athens Lyceum archaeological park
Athens Lyceum archaeological park is the excavated site in central Athens where Aristotle’s ancient philosophical school once stood, now preserved as an open-air historical and educational landmark.
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E.
Plataea monument group
The Plataea monument group was an ancient Greek commemorative ensemble at Delphi celebrating the collective victory of the Greek city-states over the Persians at the Battle of Plataea.
- 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: Ancient Nicopolis archaeological site Target entity description: The Ancient Nicopolis archaeological site is the extensive ruins of a Roman city in northwestern Greece founded by Octavian to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Actium.
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A.
Delphi archaeological site
The Delphi archaeological site is an ancient Greek sanctuary on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, famed as the seat of the Oracle of Apollo and one of the most important religious and cultural centers of the classical world.
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B.
Olympia archaeological site
The Olympia archaeological site is an ancient sanctuary in Greece that served as the birthplace of the Olympic Games and a major religious center dedicated primarily to Zeus and Hera.
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C.
Gordium archaeological site
The Gordium archaeological site is the ancient capital of the Phrygian kingdom in central Anatolia, best known as the legendary home of King Midas and the setting of the Gordian Knot myth.
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D.
Athens Lyceum archaeological park
Athens Lyceum archaeological park is the excavated site in central Athens where Aristotle’s ancient philosophical school once stood, now preserved as an open-air historical and educational landmark.
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E.
Plataea monument group
The Plataea monument group was an ancient Greek commemorative ensemble at Delphi celebrating the collective victory of the Greek city-states over the Persians at the Battle of Plataea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city ruins
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsSince | early 20th century ⓘ |
| coordinateRegion |
Western Greece
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surface form:
western Greece
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| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late antiquity ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | victory over Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | Battle of Actium ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Augustus
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Augustus ⓘ
surface form:
Octavian
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| foundedToCommemorate | Roman victory at the Battle of Actium ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Archaeological Museum of Nikopolis
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surface form:
Archaeological Museum of Nicopolis
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| hasPart |
Sanctuary of Apollo Actius
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surface form:
Actian sacred grove area (Actium sanctuary zone)
Early Christian basilicas ⓘ Nymphaeum ⓘ Roman odeon ⓘ Roman theatre ⓘ Roman villas ⓘ aqueduct ⓘ city walls ⓘ monument of Augustus ⓘ necropolis ⓘ stadium ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
|
| heritageStatus | candidate for UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 31 BC ⓘ |
| laterCulture |
Byzantine
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Early Christian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Epirus
ⓘ
northwestern Greece ⓘ |
| managedBy | Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | City of Victory ⓘ |
| near | city of Preveza ⓘ |
| nearBodyOfWater | Ambracian Gulf ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalName |
Nikopolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Nicopolis
|
| partOf | regional unit of Preveza ⓘ |
| period |
Early Christian
ⓘ
Hellenistic-Roman ⓘ Roman Imperial ⓘ |
| significance |
commemorative city of a major naval victory
ⓘ
major Roman urban foundation in Greece ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Actian Games ⓘ |
| wasImportantInPeriod |
Early Byzantine period
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Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| wasProvincialCapitalOf | Roman province of Epirus ⓘ |
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Subject: Ancient Nicopolis archaeological site Description of subject: The Ancient Nicopolis archaeological site is the extensive ruins of a Roman city in northwestern Greece founded by Octavian to commemorate his victory at the Battle of Actium.
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