Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina
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The Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina was an ancient monumental entrance built by the Romans in the 2nd century CE as part of the city’s fortifications and street plan in what is now Jerusalem.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina canonical | 1 |
| fortifications of Aelia Capitolina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4138953 — 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 gate of Aelia Capitolina Context triple: [Damascus Gate, hasPredecessor, Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina]
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Arch of Septimius Severus
The Arch of Septimius Severus is a monumental Roman triumphal arch in Leptis Magna, Libya, built in the early 3rd century AD to honor Emperor Septimius Severus and commemorate his military victories.
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B.
Arch of Trajan
The Arch of Trajan is a well-preserved Roman triumphal arch in Ancona, Italy, built in the early 2nd century AD to honor Emperor Trajan and commemorate the expansion of the city’s harbor.
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C.
Hadrian’s Arch
Hadrian’s Arch is a monumental Roman triumphal arch in Jerash, Jordan, built to honor Emperor Hadrian’s visit in the 2nd century CE.
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D.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, commemorating Emperor Titus’s victory in the Jewish War and famed for its reliefs depicting the spoils from the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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E.
Hadrian's Arch
Hadrian's Arch is a monumental Roman triumphal gateway in Athens, Greece, traditionally seen as marking the boundary between the ancient Greek city and the Roman-era quarter associated with Emperor Hadrian.
- 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 gate of Aelia Capitolina Target entity description: The Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina was an ancient monumental entrance built by the Romans in the 2nd century CE as part of the city’s fortifications and street plan in what is now Jerusalem.
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A.
Arch of Septimius Severus
The Arch of Septimius Severus is a monumental Roman triumphal arch in Leptis Magna, Libya, built in the early 3rd century AD to honor Emperor Septimius Severus and commemorate his military victories.
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B.
Arch of Trajan
The Arch of Trajan is a well-preserved Roman triumphal arch in Ancona, Italy, built in the early 2nd century AD to honor Emperor Trajan and commemorate the expansion of the city’s harbor.
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C.
Hadrian’s Arch
Hadrian’s Arch is a monumental Roman triumphal arch in Jerash, Jordan, built to honor Emperor Hadrian’s visit in the 2nd century CE.
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D.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, commemorating Emperor Titus’s victory in the Jewish War and famed for its reliefs depicting the spoils from the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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E.
Hadrian's Arch
Hadrian's Arch is a monumental Roman triumphal gateway in Athens, Greece, traditionally seen as marking the boundary between the ancient Greek city and the Roman-era quarter associated with Emperor Hadrian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman architectural structure
ⓘ
city gate ⓘ |
| approximateDate | after Bar Kokhba revolt ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | partially preserved remains ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman Jerusalem
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Roman urban planning ⓘ |
| builtBy | Romans ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
Roman provincial administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman imperial administration
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| category |
Ancient Roman gates in Jerusalem
ⓘ
Roman city walls and gates ⓘ |
| cityServed | Aelia Capitolina ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | Roman stone masonry ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| dateOfConstruction | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| designedFor |
defensive control of city access
ⓘ
monumental display of Roman power ⓘ |
| function |
city gate
ⓘ
control of access to the city ⓘ integration with street grid ⓘ monumental entrance ⓘ |
| heritageType |
ancient monument
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Hellenistic–Roman Judea
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman period in the Levant
|
| historicalLocation | Roman provincial city of Aelia Capitolina ⓘ |
| linkedTo | transformation of Jerusalem into Aelia Capitolina ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aelia Capitolina
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site
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surface form:
Old City of Jerusalem
|
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| modernCountry |
Israel
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surface form:
State of Israel
|
| orientation | aligned with Roman street grid ⓘ |
| partOf |
Walls of Jerusalem
ⓘ
surface form:
city walls of Aelia Capitolina
Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
fortifications of Aelia Capitolina
urban street plan of Aelia Capitolina ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Roman rule over Judea/Palestina ⓘ |
| region |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| religionContext | pagan Roman city of Aelia Capitolina ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| urbanRole |
connection between exterior roads and cardo/decumanus
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entrance to planned Roman street network ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pedestrian traffic
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vehicular traffic (carts and animals) ⓘ |
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Subject: Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina Description of subject: The Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina was an ancient monumental entrance built by the Romans in the 2nd century CE as part of the city’s fortifications and street plan in what is now Jerusalem.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
fortifications of Aelia Capitolina