Comana Pontica
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Comana Pontica was an ancient town in the region of Pontus (in modern-day Turkey), known as a religious center and later as the place where John Chrysostom died in exile.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Comana Pontica canonical | 3 |
| Comana Pontica (Latin) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T747659 — 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: Comana Pontica Context triple: [John Chrysostom, placeOfDeath, Comana Pontica]
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A.
Bosporus
The Bosporus is a narrow, strategically vital strait in Turkey that separates Europe from Asia and links the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.
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B.
Corisco
Corisco is a small island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of Equatorial Guinea, historically significant as a site of European—particularly Spanish—presence and regional trade.
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C.
Chersina
Chersina is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae, best known for the South African species Chersina angulata, commonly called the angulate tortoise.
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D.
Sea of Marmara
The Sea of Marmara is an inland sea in Turkey that separates the country's European and Asian parts and links the Black Sea to the Aegean and Mediterranean via the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits.
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E.
Terevaka
Terevaka is a large extinct volcanic peak that forms the highest and youngest of the three main volcanoes making up Easter Island.
- 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: Comana Pontica Target entity description: Comana Pontica was an ancient town in the region of Pontus (in modern-day Turkey), known as a religious center and later as the place where John Chrysostom died in exile.
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A.
Bosporus
The Bosporus is a narrow, strategically vital strait in Turkey that separates Europe from Asia and links the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.
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B.
Corisco
Corisco is a small island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of Equatorial Guinea, historically significant as a site of European—particularly Spanish—presence and regional trade.
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C.
Chersina
Chersina is a genus of tortoises in the family Testudinidae, best known for the South African species Chersina angulata, commonly called the angulate tortoise.
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D.
Sea of Marmara
The Sea of Marmara is an inland sea in Turkey that separates the country's European and Asian parts and links the Black Sea to the Aegean and Mediterranean via the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits.
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E.
Terevaka
Terevaka is a large extinct volcanic peak that forms the highest and youngest of the three main volcanoes making up Easter Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Christian exiles
ⓘ
John Chrysostom ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Greco-Roman religion ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Greco-Pontic culture ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| governedBy | high priest (in pagan period) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
sanctuary
ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
religious center
ⓘ
sanctuary town ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | site of historical Christian memory ⓘ |
| hasType | temple-state town ⓘ |
| historicalRole | place of exile ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Comana Pontica
ⓘ
surface form:
Comana Pontica (Latin)
Comana in Pontus ⓘ Κόμανα Ποντική (Greek) ⓘ |
| laterReligiousSignificance | Christian pilgrimage interest ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ Pontus ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince |
Roman province of Bithynia and Pontus
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman province of Pontus
|
| locatedInRegion | northern Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Black Sea ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
ecclesiastical histories
ⓘ
late antique Christian sources ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death of John Chrysostom ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of Pontus ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | John Chrysostom ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | important cult center in Pontus ⓘ |
| statusInRomanPeriod | provincial town ⓘ |
| timeOfEvent | early 5th century CE ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | Christian town in Late Antiquity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Comana Pontica Description of subject: Comana Pontica was an ancient town in the region of Pontus (in modern-day Turkey), known as a religious center and later as the place where John Chrysostom died in exile.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Comana Pontica (Latin)
subject surface form:
Κόμανα Ποντική
subject surface form:
Κόμανα Ποντική