Roman city of Lindum Colonia
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The Roman city of Lindum Colonia, now modern Lincoln in England, was an important Roman colonia and military settlement featuring significant structures such as gates, walls, and public buildings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman Upper Colonia of Lindum Colonia | 1 |
| Roman city of Lindum Colonia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3966253 — 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: Roman city of Lindum Colonia Context triple: [Newport Arch, partOf, Roman city of Lindum Colonia]
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A.
Roman town of Venta Belgarum
The Roman town of Venta Belgarum was a major Romano-British settlement and regional administrative center that later evolved into the modern city of Winchester in Hampshire, England.
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B.
Roman fort of Mamucium
The Roman fort of Mamucium was an ancient military stronghold that formed the original Roman settlement and strategic outpost on the site of modern-day Manchester, England.
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C.
Roman town Sopianae
Roman town Sopianae was an important late Roman settlement in the province of Pannonia, best known today as the archaeological and historical precursor of the modern Hungarian city of Pécs.
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D.
Ratae Corieltauvorum
Ratae Corieltauvorum was the Roman town and administrative center that later became the modern English city of Leicester.
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E.
Roman fort Traiectum
Roman fort Traiectum was a Roman military fortress and frontier post located at the site of present-day Utrecht in the Netherlands.
- 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: Roman city of Lindum Colonia Target entity description: The Roman city of Lindum Colonia, now modern Lincoln in England, was an important Roman colonia and military settlement featuring significant structures such as gates, walls, and public buildings.
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A.
Roman town of Venta Belgarum
The Roman town of Venta Belgarum was a major Romano-British settlement and regional administrative center that later evolved into the modern city of Winchester in Hampshire, England.
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B.
Roman fort of Mamucium
The Roman fort of Mamucium was an ancient military stronghold that formed the original Roman settlement and strategic outpost on the site of modern-day Manchester, England.
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C.
Roman town Sopianae
Roman town Sopianae was an important late Roman settlement in the province of Pannonia, best known today as the archaeological and historical precursor of the modern Hungarian city of Pécs.
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D.
Ratae Corieltauvorum
Ratae Corieltauvorum was the Roman town and administrative center that later became the modern English city of Leicester.
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E.
Roman fort Traiectum
Roman fort Traiectum was a Roman military fortress and frontier post located at the site of present-day Utrecht in the Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman city
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Roman colonia ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
gate remains
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inscriptions ⓘ public building foundations ⓘ small finds from urban occupation ⓘ street remains ⓘ wall remains ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveStructure |
ditches
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ramparts ⓘ stone walls ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Roman gate (Newport Arch)
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Roman sewers ⓘ Roman street grid ⓘ Roman water supply system ⓘ basilica ⓘ city gates ⓘ city walls ⓘ forum ⓘ public buildings ⓘ |
| hasFormerName |
Lindum Colonia
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surface form:
Lindum
|
| hasFunction |
administrative centre
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military base (early phase) ⓘ veteran settlement ⓘ |
| hasGate |
east gate
ⓘ
north gate ⓘ south gate ⓘ west gate ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Lindum Colonia ⓘ |
| hasModernName | Lincoln ⓘ |
| hasRemainsIn |
lower city of Lincoln
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upper city of Lincoln ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection |
Roman Ermine Street
ⓘ
surface form:
Ermine Street
Fosse Way ⓘ
surface form:
Fosse Way (via connecting roads)
|
| hasSettlementType |
colonia
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military settlement ⓘ |
| hasTopography |
hilltop site
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overlooks River Witham ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Britannia
ⓘ
England ⓘ Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England ⓘ
surface form:
Lincoln, England
Lincolnshire ⓘ Roman Britain ⓘ |
| partOf | network of Roman towns in Britain ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century AD onward
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Roman period ⓘ |
| wasFoundedAs | Roman military fortress ⓘ |
| wasLaterDevelopedAs | civilian colonia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman city of Lindum Colonia Description of subject: The Roman city of Lindum Colonia, now modern Lincoln in England, was an important Roman colonia and military settlement featuring significant structures such as gates, walls, and public buildings.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman Upper Colonia of Lindum Colonia