Diolkos
E401318
Diolkos was an ancient Greek paved trackway that enabled ships to be hauled overland across the Isthmus of Corinth, serving as an early form of canal transport.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diolkos canonical | 3 |
| remains of Diolkos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3957850 — 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: Diolkos Context triple: [Corinth Canal, historicalPrecursor, Diolkos]
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A.
The Royal Road
The Royal Road is a historic route name traditionally used for important long-distance roads that connected major cities or regions under royal or imperial authority.
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B.
Athens–Sounion coastal road
The Athens–Sounion coastal road is a scenic seaside highway in Attica, Greece, renowned for its views of the Saronic Gulf as it connects Athens with Cape Sounion.
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C.
Sacred Way between Athens and Eleusis
The Sacred Way between Athens and Eleusis was the ancient ceremonial road along which initiates traveled during the famed Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the most important religious rites in classical Greece.
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D.
Kavala Aqueduct
The Kavala Aqueduct is a prominent historic Roman and Ottoman-era water bridge in the Greek city of Kavala, known for its impressive multi-arched structure dominating the urban skyline.
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E.
Sacred Way
Sacred Way is the ceremonial stone pathway lined with statues that forms the grand processional approach to the Ming Tombs near Beijing, China.
- 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: Diolkos Target entity description: Diolkos was an ancient Greek paved trackway that enabled ships to be hauled overland across the Isthmus of Corinth, serving as an early form of canal transport.
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A.
The Royal Road
The Royal Road is a historic route name traditionally used for important long-distance roads that connected major cities or regions under royal or imperial authority.
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B.
Athens–Sounion coastal road
The Athens–Sounion coastal road is a scenic seaside highway in Attica, Greece, renowned for its views of the Saronic Gulf as it connects Athens with Cape Sounion.
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C.
Sacred Way between Athens and Eleusis
The Sacred Way between Athens and Eleusis was the ancient ceremonial road along which initiates traveled during the famed Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the most important religious rites in classical Greece.
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D.
Kavala Aqueduct
The Kavala Aqueduct is a prominent historic Roman and Ottoman-era water bridge in the Greek city of Kavala, known for its impressive multi-arched structure dominating the urban skyline.
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E.
Sacred Way
Sacred Way is the ceremonial stone pathway lined with statues that forms the grand processional approach to the Ming Tombs near Beijing, China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient trackway
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| approximateLength |
3.7 miles
ⓘ
6 kilometres ⓘ |
| approximateWidth |
11 feet
ⓘ
3.4 metres ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 7th century BC ⓘ |
| builtInEra | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
Periander
ⓘ
tyrants of Corinth ⓘ |
| connects |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Gulf of Corinth ⓘ Ionian Sea ⓘ Saronic Gulf ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 7th century BC ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| discoveredBy | Harald Nielsen ⓘ |
| endPoint | near the Saronic Gulf coast ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Nikos Verdelis ⓘ |
| follows | northern shore of the Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ |
| function |
early form of canal transport
ⓘ
portage road for ships ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
parallel grooves for wheels
ⓘ
paved roadway ⓘ stone curbs ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected monument of Greece ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Corinthia
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Greece ⓘ Isthmus of Corinth ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| material |
paving stones
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| operator |
Corinth
ⓘ
surface form:
city-state of Corinth
|
| periodOfUse |
from 7th century BC to 1st century AD
ⓘ
over 600 years ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of ancient Greek engineering
ⓘ
one of the earliest known rail-like transport systems ⓘ |
| startPoint | near the Corinthian Gulf coast ⓘ |
| status | archaeological site ⓘ |
| use |
bypassing circumnavigation of Peloponnese
ⓘ
hauling ships across isthmus ⓘ ship transport overland ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Roman authorities
ⓘ
ancient Greek states ⓘ merchant ships ⓘ triremes ⓘ warships ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diolkos Description of subject: Diolkos was an ancient Greek paved trackway that enabled ships to be hauled overland across the Isthmus of Corinth, serving as an early form of canal transport.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
remains of Diolkos