Roman province of Lusitania
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The Roman province of Lusitania was an imperial administrative region on the western Iberian Peninsula, encompassing much of modern Portugal and part of western Spain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roman province of Lusitania canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11042473 — 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: Roman province of Lusitania Context triple: [Mérida, Spain, wasCapitalOf, Roman province of Lusitania]
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Hispania Citerior
Hispania Citerior was a major Roman province in the eastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, encompassing much of what is now eastern Spain and serving as an important administrative and military region of the Roman Empire.
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B.
Roman province of Aquitania
The Roman province of Aquitania was an administrative region of the Roman Empire in southwestern Gaul, encompassing much of modern-day southwestern France and serving as an important political and economic center.
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C.
Roman province of Flavia Caesariensis
The Roman province of Flavia Caesariensis was an administrative region in late Roman Britain, likely located in the southeastern part of the island and named in honor of the Flavian imperial dynasty.
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D.
Roman province of Maxima Caesariensis
The Roman province of Maxima Caesariensis was an administrative region in late Roman Britain, likely centered on Londinium (London), created during the reorganization of the island under the Diocese of the Britains.
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E.
Roman province of Picenum
The Roman province of Picenum was an administrative region on Italy’s Adriatic coast, known for its strategic location, agricultural productivity, and early integration into the Roman state.
- 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: Roman province of Lusitania Target entity description: The Roman province of Lusitania was an imperial administrative region on the western Iberian Peninsula, encompassing much of modern Portugal and part of western Spain.
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A.
Hispania Citerior
Hispania Citerior was a major Roman province in the eastern part of the Iberian Peninsula, encompassing much of what is now eastern Spain and serving as an important administrative and military region of the Roman Empire.
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B.
Roman province of Aquitania
The Roman province of Aquitania was an administrative region of the Roman Empire in southwestern Gaul, encompassing much of modern-day southwestern France and serving as an important political and economic center.
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C.
Roman province of Flavia Caesariensis
The Roman province of Flavia Caesariensis was an administrative region in late Roman Britain, likely located in the southeastern part of the island and named in honor of the Flavian imperial dynasty.
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D.
Roman province of Maxima Caesariensis
The Roman province of Maxima Caesariensis was an administrative region in late Roman Britain, likely centered on Londinium (London), created during the reorganization of the island under the Diocese of the Britains.
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E.
Roman province of Picenum
The Roman province of Picenum was an administrative region on Italy’s Adriatic coast, known for its strategic location, agricultural productivity, and early integration into the Roman state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman province
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former administrative territorial entity ⓘ |
| administrativeType | imperial province ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Roman province of Baetica NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman province of Tarraconensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Emerita Augusta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| createdBy | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdUnder | Emperor Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | early 5th century AD ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
mining ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| established | c. 16 BC ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Celtic peoples
ⓘ
Lusitanians NERFINISHED ⓘ Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Visigothic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorType | imperial legate ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Conímbriga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mérida Roman Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman bridge of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gold mining
ⓘ
silver mining ⓘ tin resources ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
Western Europe ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Ebora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emerita Augusta NERFINISHED ⓘ Olisipo NERFINISHED ⓘ Pax Iulia NERFINISHED ⓘ Scallabis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryDistrictOf | Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernTerritoryIncludes |
Extremadura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ western Spain ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lusitanians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyPartOf | Hispania Ulterior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| presentInSource |
Pliny the Elder
NERFINISHED
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Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| reorganizedFrom | Hispania Ulterior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Imperial era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman province of Lusitania Description of subject: The Roman province of Lusitania was an imperial administrative region on the western Iberian Peninsula, encompassing much of modern Portugal and part of western Spain.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.