Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome

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Roman triumphal monument ancient Roman column victory column

The Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome is a monumental Roman victory column, richly carved with spiral reliefs commemorating Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns along the Danube frontier.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Column of Marcus Aurelius	8
Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T358619 — 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: Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome
Context triple: [Marcomannic Wars, culturalDepiction, Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome]

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.
B. 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.
C. Column of Phocas
The Column of Phocas is a late antique honorific column in the Roman Forum, erected in 608 AD as one of the last monumental additions to the ancient heart of Rome.
D. Cippus Perusinus
Cippus Perusinus is a stone tablet from ancient Perugia bearing one of the longest known Etruscan inscriptions, important for understanding Etruscan language and law.
E. Pompey’s Pillar
Pompey’s Pillar is a massive Roman triumphal column in Alexandria, Egypt, and one of the city’s most famous surviving ancient monuments.
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: Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome
Target entity description: The Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome is a monumental Roman victory column, richly carved with spiral reliefs commemorating Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns along the Danube frontier.

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.
B. 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.
C. Column of Phocas
The Column of Phocas is a late antique honorific column in the Roman Forum, erected in 608 AD as one of the last monumental additions to the ancient heart of Rome.
D. Cippus Perusinus
Cippus Perusinus is a stone tablet from ancient Perugia bearing one of the longest known Etruscan inscriptions, important for understanding Etruscan language and law.
E. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, originally dedicated to the empress Faustina and later to Emperor Antoninus Pius, notable for its well-preserved Corinthian columns and later conversion into a church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman triumphal monument ⓘ ancient Roman column ⓘ victory column ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Aurelian Column ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Ancient Roman ⓘ
builtInPeriod	reign of Commodus ⓘ
city	Rome ⓘ
commemorates	Marcomannic Wars ⓘ military campaigns along the Danube frontier ⓘ
constructionEnd	circa 193 CE ⓘ
constructionStart	circa 176 CE ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
currentTopSculpture	statue of Saint Paul ⓘ
currentTopSculptureInstallationYear	1589 ⓘ
currentTopSculptureInstalledBy	Sixtus V ⓘ surface form: Pope Sixtus V
dedicatedTo	Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
depictsEvent	crossing of the Danube ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ sieges of barbarian settlements ⓘ
depictsPerson	Marcus Aurelius ⓘ Roman soldiers ⓘ
era	Imperial Roman period ⓘ
function	commemorative monument ⓘ imperial propaganda monument ⓘ
hasArtStyle	Roman historical relief ⓘ
hasInternalFeature	spiral staircase ⓘ
hasReliefSubject	Roman military campaigns ⓘ battles against Germanic tribes ⓘ battles against Sarmatian tribes ⓘ imperial propaganda ⓘ scenes of Roman army life ⓘ
hasReliefType	spiral relief ⓘ
hasTourismType	cultural tourism attraction ⓘ
height	approximately 29.6 metres (column shaft) ⓘ
heightIncludingBase	approximately 39.7 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus	Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ surface form: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Rome
honors	Marcus Aurelius ⓘ surface form: Emperor Marcus Aurelius
inspiredBy	Trajan's Column ⓘ
languageOfName	Latin ⓘ
LatinName	Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii ⓘ
locatedIn	Italy ⓘ Piazza Colonna ⓘ Rome ⓘ
locatedOnStreet	Via del Corso ⓘ
material	marble ⓘ
originalTopSculpture	statue of Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
partOf	historic center of Rome ⓘ
region	Lazio ⓘ
similarTo	Trajan's Column ⓘ

How these facts were elicited