ancient city of Augusta Emerita
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The ancient city of Augusta Emerita was a major Roman colonial capital in Hispania, renowned for its monumental architecture and extensive remains that form the core of today’s Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida in Spain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman city of Emerita Augusta (Mérida) | 1 |
| Roman colony of Augusta Emerita | 1 |
| ancient city of Augusta Emerita canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9178784 — 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: ancient city of Augusta Emerita Context triple: [Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida, partOf, ancient city of Augusta Emerita]
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Italica
Italica was an ancient Roman city in Hispania (near modern Seville, Spain), notable as the birthplace of emperors Trajan and Hadrian.
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Italica (renamed Corfinium)
Italica, later renamed Corfinium, was an ancient city in central Italy that served as the political and military center of the Italian allies during the Social War against Rome.
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C.
colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria
Colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria was a prominent Roman colonia and military and administrative center on the Danube frontier in the province of Moesia (in present-day Bulgaria).
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Bracara Augusta
Bracara Augusta was an important Roman city in the province of Gallaecia, which later evolved into the modern Portuguese city of Braga.
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Colonia Claudia Victricensis
Colonia Claudia Victricensis was a major Roman colonia in Britain, centered on the site of modern Colchester and serving as an early provincial capital and military stronghold.
- 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: ancient city of Augusta Emerita Target entity description: The ancient city of Augusta Emerita was a major Roman colonial capital in Hispania, renowned for its monumental architecture and extensive remains that form the core of today’s Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida in Spain.
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A.
Italica
Italica was an ancient Roman city in Hispania (near modern Seville, Spain), notable as the birthplace of emperors Trajan and Hadrian.
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B.
Italica (renamed Corfinium)
Italica, later renamed Corfinium, was an ancient city in central Italy that served as the political and military center of the Italian allies during the Social War against Rome.
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C.
colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria
Colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria was a prominent Roman colonia and military and administrative center on the Danube frontier in the province of Moesia (in present-day Bulgaria).
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D.
Bracara Augusta
Bracara Augusta was an important Roman city in the province of Gallaecia, which later evolved into the modern Portuguese city of Braga.
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E.
Colonia Claudia Victricensis
Colonia Claudia Victricensis was a major Roman colonia in Britain, centered on the site of modern Colchester and serving as an early provincial capital and military stronghold.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman colony
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ancient Roman city ⓘ provincial capital ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| foundationDate | 25 BC ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Emperor Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedFor |
veterans of the Legio V Alaudae
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veterans of the Legio X Gemina ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
city walls
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domestic mosaics ⓘ orthogonal street plan ⓘ public baths ⓘ sewer system ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Arch of Trajan (Mérida)
NERFINISHED
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House of Mithraeum (Mérida) NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman amphitheatre of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman bridge over the Guadiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman circus of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman dam of Cornalvo NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman dam of Proserpina NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman theatre of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Diana (Mérida) NERFINISHED ⓘ aqueduct of Los Milagros NERFINISHED ⓘ aqueduct of San Lázaro NERFINISHED ⓘ bridgehead fortifications ⓘ forum of Augusta Emerita ⓘ provincial forum of Augusta Emerita ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site core NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive urban infrastructure
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monumental Roman architecture ⓘ well-preserved archaeological remains ⓘ |
| language | Latin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| latinName | Colonia Iulia Augusta Emerita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hispania
NERFINISHED
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Lusitania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Extremadura
NERFINISHED
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Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernNameDerivedAs | Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| role |
administrative center
ⓘ
capital of the Roman province of Lusitania ⓘ military colony ⓘ |
| servedAs |
later Visigothic ecclesiastical center
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seat of a Roman provincial governor ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
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Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Albarregas River
NERFINISHED
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Guadiana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1993 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ancient city of Augusta Emerita Description of subject: The ancient city of Augusta Emerita was a major Roman colonial capital in Hispania, renowned for its monumental architecture and extensive remains that form the core of today’s Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida in Spain.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman colony of Augusta Emerita
this entity surface form:
Roman city of Emerita Augusta (Mérida)