Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum
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Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum was a major Roman settlement and military base in the province of Germania Inferior, located at the site of present-day Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum canonical | 7 |
| Nijmegen (Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum) | 1 |
| Noviomagus Batavorum | 1 |
| Oppidum Batavorum | 1 |
| Roman Nijmegen | 1 |
| Roman Nijmegen (Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T678159 — 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: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum Context triple: [Nijmegen, RomanName, Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum]
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A.
Argentoratum
Argentoratum is the ancient Roman military camp and settlement that later developed into the modern city of Strasbourg in northeastern France.
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B.
Aquincum
Aquincum was an important ancient Roman military and civilian settlement located in what is now northern Budapest, Hungary.
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C.
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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D.
Lugdunum
Lugdunum was the principal Roman city in Gaul, serving as a major administrative, commercial, and cultural center of the Roman Empire in what is now Lyon, France.
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E.
Augusta Treverorum
Augusta Treverorum was the Roman city that became a major imperial residence and administrative center in the late Roman Empire, located at the site of modern-day Trier in Germany.
- 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: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum Target entity description: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum was a major Roman settlement and military base in the province of Germania Inferior, located at the site of present-day Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
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A.
Argentoratum
Argentoratum is the ancient Roman military camp and settlement that later developed into the modern city of Strasbourg in northeastern France.
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B.
Aquincum
Aquincum was an important ancient Roman military and civilian settlement located in what is now northern Budapest, Hungary.
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C.
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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D.
Lugdunum
Lugdunum was the principal Roman city in Gaul, serving as a major administrative, commercial, and cultural center of the Roman Empire in what is now Lyon, France.
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E.
Augusta Treverorum
Augusta Treverorum was the Roman city that became a major imperial residence and administrative center in the late Roman Empire, located at the site of modern-day Trier in Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military base
ⓘ
Roman settlement ⓘ ancient city ⓘ |
| archaeologyAt |
Nijmegen Hunerberg
ⓘ
Nijmegen Quarter ⓘ
surface form:
Nijmegen Valkhof area
|
| currencyUsed | Roman coinage ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
archaeological excavations
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ military diplomas ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
1st century CE
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
military base
ⓘ
trading center ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Roman legion
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman legions
auxiliary units ⓘ |
| grantedMunicipalStatusBy |
Trajan
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Trajan
|
| hadFort | Roman legionary camp ⓘ |
| hadPopulation | mixed Roman and Batavian inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
amphitheatre
ⓘ
baths ⓘ city walls ⓘ harbor facilities ⓘ street grid ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasCivicStatus | municipium ⓘ |
| hasHonorificFrom | Trajan ⓘ |
| hasLatinNameElement |
Batavorum
ⓘ
Noviomagus ⓘ Ulpia ⓘ |
| hasTypeSiteFor | Batavian Roman urbanism ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germania Inferior
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Netherlands
ⓘ
Nijmegen ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Batavian territory ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Waal ⓘ |
| modernSuccessor |
Nijmegen
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Nijmegen
|
| namedAfter |
Batavi tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Batavi
|
| partOf | limes Germanicus ⓘ |
| provinceCapitalOf | local administrative district in Germania Inferior ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent | destruction in late Roman period ⓘ |
| wasConnectedBy | Roman roads ⓘ |
| wasConnectedTo |
Ulpia
ⓘ
surface form:
Colonia Ulpia Traiana
Utrecht ⓘ
surface form:
Utrecht (Traiectum)
Xanten ⓘ |
| wasPartOfCivitas | civitas Batavorum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum Description of subject: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum was a major Roman settlement and military base in the province of Germania Inferior, located at the site of present-day Nijmegen in the Netherlands.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Batavi
this entity surface form:
Oppidum Batavorum
this entity surface form:
Nijmegen (Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum)
this entity surface form:
Roman Nijmegen (Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum)
this entity surface form:
Noviomagus Batavorum
this entity surface form:
Roman Nijmegen
subject surface form:
Civitas Batavorum