Seleucia on the Calycadnus
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Seleucia on the Calycadnus was an important ancient city in Cilicia (in modern-day southern Turkey), serving as a regional center and later a significant Roman and Byzantine stronghold.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seleucia ad Calycadnum | 2 |
| Seleucia on the Calycadnus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8311136 — 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: Seleucia on the Calycadnus Context triple: [Isaurians, regionCapitalNearby, Seleucia on the Calycadnus]
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A.
Seleucia Pieria
Seleucia Pieria was an important ancient port city near the mouth of the Orontes River that served as the harbor of Antioch and a key maritime and military hub in the eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Stratonicea
Stratonicea was an important Hellenistic city in ancient Caria, known for its impressive urban layout and later Roman-era developments in what is now southwestern Turkey.
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C.
Apamea on the Orontes
Apamea on the Orontes was an important Hellenistic and Roman city in Syria, known as a cultural and commercial center of the Seleucid Empire.
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D.
Seleucia-on-the-Tigris
Seleucia-on-the-Tigris was a major ancient Mesopotamian city and commercial hub on the Tigris River that served as a key political and cultural center in the Hellenistic and Parthian periods.
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E.
Ptolemaida
Ptolemaida is a city in northern Greece known for its significant lignite mines and power plants, making it an important center of the country’s energy production.
- 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: Seleucia on the Calycadnus Target entity description: Seleucia on the Calycadnus was an important ancient city in Cilicia (in modern-day southern Turkey), serving as a regional center and later a significant Roman and Byzantine stronghold.
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A.
Seleucia Pieria
Seleucia Pieria was an important ancient port city near the mouth of the Orontes River that served as the harbor of Antioch and a key maritime and military hub in the eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Stratonicea
Stratonicea was an important Hellenistic city in ancient Caria, known for its impressive urban layout and later Roman-era developments in what is now southwestern Turkey.
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C.
Apamea on the Orontes
Apamea on the Orontes was an important Hellenistic and Roman city in Syria, known as a cultural and commercial center of the Seleucid Empire.
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D.
Seleucia-on-the-Tigris
Seleucia-on-the-Tigris was a major ancient Mesopotamian city and commercial hub on the Tigris River that served as a key political and cultural center in the Hellenistic and Parthian periods.
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E.
Ptolemaida
Ptolemaida is a city in northern Greece known for its significant lignite mines and power plants, making it an important center of the country’s energy production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine city
ⓘ
Hellenistic city ⓘ Roman city ⓘ ancient city ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Seleucia ad Calycadnum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleukeia on the Kalykadnos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemains |
basilicas
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ fortifications ⓘ necropolis ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Saint Thecla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
river transport ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Seleucid dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucus I Nicator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCenturyBC | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greekName | Σελεύκεια ἐπὶ τοῦ Καλυκάδνου NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadHarborType | river port ⓘ |
| latinName | Seleucia ad Calycadnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cilicia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Anatolia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Mersin Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Calycadnus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSiteNear |
Göksu River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silifke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Seleucus I Nicator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySanctuary | shrine of Saint Thecla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
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Cilicia Trachea NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ province of Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentCondition | archaeological site ⓘ |
| region | eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| religiousStatus |
bishopric
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metropolitan see ⓘ |
| servedAs |
ecclesiastical center
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fortified stronghold ⓘ regional center ⓘ |
| statusInByzantinePeriod | significant military stronghold ⓘ |
| statusInRomanPeriod | important urban center ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled access between interior Cilicia and the Mediterranean coast ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seleucia on the Calycadnus Description of subject: Seleucia on the Calycadnus was an important ancient city in Cilicia (in modern-day southern Turkey), serving as a regional center and later a significant Roman and Byzantine stronghold.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Seleucia ad Calycadnum