Via Egnatia trade network
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The Via Egnatia trade network was an important ancient overland and maritime commercial corridor across the Balkans that linked key ports like Neapolis with inland cities and facilitated trade between the eastern and western regions of the Roman world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Via Egnatia trade network canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11129730 — 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.
Target entity: Via Egnatia trade network Context triple: [Neapolis, partOf, Via Egnatia trade network]
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Mediterranean trade routes
Mediterranean trade routes were a network of maritime and coastal pathways that connected Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, facilitating extensive commercial, cultural, and disease transmission across the Mediterranean Sea.
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B.
gens Egnatia
Gens Egnatia was a minor Roman family (gens) known from the late Republic and early Empire, with several members appearing in historical and epigraphic records.
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The Royal Road
The Royal Road is a historic route name traditionally used for important long-distance roads that connected major cities or regions under royal or imperial authority.
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D.
Black Sea trade network
The Black Sea trade network was a vital medieval maritime and overland commercial system linking Europe, the Near East, and Central Asia through ports and routes around the Black Sea.
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E.
Athens–Corinth highway
The Athens–Corinth highway is a major Greek motorway connecting the capital Athens with the city of Corinth and serving as a key route to the Peloponnese.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Via Egnatia trade network Target entity description: The Via Egnatia trade network was an important ancient overland and maritime commercial corridor across the Balkans that linked key ports like Neapolis with inland cities and facilitated trade between the eastern and western regions of the Roman world.
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A.
Mediterranean trade routes
Mediterranean trade routes were a network of maritime and coastal pathways that connected Europe, North Africa, and the Near East, facilitating extensive commercial, cultural, and disease transmission across the Mediterranean Sea.
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B.
gens Egnatia
Gens Egnatia was a minor Roman family (gens) known from the late Republic and early Empire, with several members appearing in historical and epigraphic records.
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C.
The Royal Road
The Royal Road is a historic route name traditionally used for important long-distance roads that connected major cities or regions under royal or imperial authority.
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D.
Black Sea trade network
The Black Sea trade network was a vital medieval maritime and overland commercial system linking Europe, the Near East, and Central Asia through ports and routes around the Black Sea.
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E.
Athens–Corinth highway
The Athens–Corinth highway is a major Greek motorway connecting the capital Athens with the city of Corinth and serving as a key route to the Peloponnese.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient trade network
ⓘ
commercial corridor ⓘ |
| connects |
eastern Roman regions
ⓘ
western Roman regions ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Apollonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantium NERFINISHED ⓘ Dyrrachium NERFINISHED ⓘ Heraclea Lyncestis NERFINISHED ⓘ Lychnidus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pella NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Thessalonica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsPort | Neapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Adriatic Sea basin
NERFINISHED
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Aegean Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Illyricum NERFINISHED ⓘ Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Balkan Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole | major east–west commercial artery ⓘ |
| enabled |
cultural exchange
ⓘ
movement of goods ⓘ movement of people ⓘ |
| facilitated |
ceramic trade
ⓘ
grain trade ⓘ metal trade ⓘ olive oil trade ⓘ slave trade ⓘ textile trade ⓘ wine trade ⓘ |
| follows | Via Egnatia road alignment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent | Via Egnatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedMaritimePort |
Dyrrachium (Durrës)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neapolis (Kavala) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Italian road network
ⓘ
Via Appia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Balkans ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
imperial integration
ⓘ
military logistics ⓘ |
| terminusNear |
Adriatic coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aegean coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Roman army
NERFINISHED
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Roman merchants ⓘ imperial officials ⓘ local Balkan traders ⓘ |
| usesRouteType |
maritime route
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overland route ⓘ |
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Subject: Via Egnatia trade network Description of subject: The Via Egnatia trade network was an important ancient overland and maritime commercial corridor across the Balkans that linked key ports like Neapolis with inland cities and facilitated trade between the eastern and western regions of the Roman world.
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