Troy IX
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Troy IX is the latest and uppermost settlement phase at the archaeological site of Hisarlik, representing the Hellenistic and Roman-era city that succeeded the earlier Bronze Age Troys.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8230061 — 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: Troy IX Context triple: [Hisarlik, hasArchaeologicalLayer, Troy IX]
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Troy VI
Troy VI is a major Late Bronze Age phase of the ancient city of Troy, notable for its impressive fortifications and often associated with the setting of Homer’s Trojan War.
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B.
Troy II
Troy II is an early Bronze Age settlement layer at the ancient site of Troy, notable for its impressive fortifications and association with rich archaeological finds.
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Troy VIIa
Troy VIIa is an archaeological phase of the ancient city of Troy, generally dated to the Late Bronze Age and often associated with the period traditionally linked to the legendary Trojan War.
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Troy VIII
Troy VIII is the Hellenistic and early Roman-period settlement phase at the site of ancient Troy, marked by Greek urban occupation and rebuilding after the classical era.
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E.
Troy III
Troy III is an early Bronze Age settlement layer at the archaeological site of Hisarlik in northwestern Turkey, representing one of the successive cities traditionally associated with ancient Troy.
- 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: Troy IX Target entity description: Troy IX is the latest and uppermost settlement phase at the archaeological site of Hisarlik, representing the Hellenistic and Roman-era city that succeeded the earlier Bronze Age Troys.
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A.
Troy VI
Troy VI is a major Late Bronze Age phase of the ancient city of Troy, notable for its impressive fortifications and often associated with the setting of Homer’s Trojan War.
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B.
Troy II
Troy II is an early Bronze Age settlement layer at the ancient site of Troy, notable for its impressive fortifications and association with rich archaeological finds.
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C.
Troy VIIa
Troy VIIa is an archaeological phase of the ancient city of Troy, generally dated to the Late Bronze Age and often associated with the period traditionally linked to the legendary Trojan War.
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D.
Troy VIII
Troy VIII is the Hellenistic and early Roman-period settlement phase at the site of ancient Troy, marked by Greek urban occupation and rebuilding after the classical era.
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E.
Troy III
Troy III is an early Bronze Age settlement layer at the archaeological site of Hisarlik in northwestern Turkey, representing one of the successive cities traditionally associated with ancient Troy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site phase ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Greco-Roman urban occupation of Troy ⓘ |
| builtOver |
Troy VIII remains
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earlier Bronze Age levels of Troy ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Troy VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Carl Blegen
NERFINISHED
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Heinrich Schliemann NERFINISHED ⓘ Manfred Korfmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Dörpfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ subsequent Hisarlik excavation teams ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalStratum | uppermost cultural layer at Hisarlik ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluence |
Greek culture
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Roman culture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Hellenistic fortifications (poorly preserved)
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Roman-period buildings (poorly preserved) ⓘ foundations of public and domestic structures ⓘ street remains from Greco-Roman period ⓘ |
| hasNameInSources |
Ilion
NERFINISHED
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Ilium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPreservationState |
disturbed by later activity and erosion
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fragmentary ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
transition from Bronze Age to classical and Roman Troy
ⓘ
urban development of Ilion/Ilium ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicPosition | top of the Troy stratigraphic sequence ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| identifiedAs | Ilion (Hellenistic and Roman city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| is |
latest settlement phase at Hisarlik
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uppermost settlement phase at Hisarlik ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hisarlik
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ Çanakkale Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Troy (archaeological site)
NERFINISHED
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UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Site of Troy" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Troy I
NERFINISHED
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Troy II NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy III NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy V NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
Hellenistic city at Troy
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Roman-era city at Troy ⓘ |
| succeeds | Bronze Age Troys ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic period
NERFINISHED
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Roman period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Troy IX Description of subject: Troy IX is the latest and uppermost settlement phase at the archaeological site of Hisarlik, representing the Hellenistic and Roman-era city that succeeded the earlier Bronze Age Troys.
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