Archaeological site of Metapontum
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The Archaeological site of Metapontum is an ancient Greek colonial city in southern Italy renowned for its well-preserved temples, sanctuaries, and urban remains that illustrate Magna Graecia’s cultural and historical legacy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Archaeological site of Metapontum canonical | 1 |
| Metapontum sanctuary complex | 1 |
| archaeological area of Metapontum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11272473 — 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: Archaeological site of Metapontum Context triple: [Temple of Hera (Metapontum), locatedInArchaeologicalSite, Archaeological site of Metapontum]
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archaeological park of Cumae
The archaeological park of Cumae is an ancient site near Naples that preserves the remains of the Greek and Roman city of Cumae, including temples, fortifications, and the famed sanctuary of the Cumaean Sibyl.
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Taranto archaeological area
The Taranto archaeological area is an extensive ancient site in southern Italy preserving the remains and artifacts of the Greek colony of Tarentum and its later Roman developments.
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archaeological park of Velia
The archaeological park of Velia is an ancient Greek and Roman site in southern Italy preserving the remains of the city of Elea, renowned as the home of the Eleatic school of philosophy.
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ancient Capua archaeological area
The ancient Capua archaeological area is a major historical site in southern Italy preserving the remains of one of the most important cities of pre-Roman and Roman Campania, including notable structures such as an amphitheater and sanctuaries.
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Paestum
Paestum is an ancient Greek and later Roman city in southern Italy renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Doric Greek temples and archaeological remains.
- 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: Archaeological site of Metapontum Target entity description: The Archaeological site of Metapontum is an ancient Greek colonial city in southern Italy renowned for its well-preserved temples, sanctuaries, and urban remains that illustrate Magna Graecia’s cultural and historical legacy.
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A.
archaeological park of Cumae
The archaeological park of Cumae is an ancient site near Naples that preserves the remains of the Greek and Roman city of Cumae, including temples, fortifications, and the famed sanctuary of the Cumaean Sibyl.
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B.
Taranto archaeological area
The Taranto archaeological area is an extensive ancient site in southern Italy preserving the remains and artifacts of the Greek colony of Tarentum and its later Roman developments.
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C.
archaeological park of Velia
The archaeological park of Velia is an ancient Greek and Roman site in southern Italy preserving the remains of the city of Elea, renowned as the home of the Eleatic school of philosophy.
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D.
ancient Capua archaeological area
The ancient Capua archaeological area is a major historical site in southern Italy preserving the remains of one of the most important cities of pre-Roman and Roman Campania, including notable structures such as an amphitheater and sanctuaries.
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E.
Paestum
Paestum is an ancient Greek and later Roman city in southern Italy renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Doric Greek temples and archaeological remains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek colony
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ancient Greek city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Greek culture
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Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
archaeological park
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| declinePeriod |
Hellenistic period
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Roman period ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
5th century BC
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6th century BC ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Greek colonists from Achaea
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Greek colonists from mainland Greece ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
Greek necropolis practices
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Greek sanctuaries ⓘ Greek temple architecture ⓘ interaction between Greeks and indigenous populations ⓘ orthogonal street plan ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Magna Graecia cultural heritage ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Metapontum Archaeological Park
NERFINISHED
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Metapontum National Archaeological Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Apollo at Metapontum NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Artemis at Metapontum NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Athena at Metapontum NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Hera at Metapontum NERFINISHED ⓘ agora remains ⓘ city walls remains ⓘ necropolis areas ⓘ road network remains ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ theatre remains ⓘ urban residential remains ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected archaeological area of Italy ⓘ |
| inception | 7th century BC ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Basilicata
NERFINISHED
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Italy ⓘ Metaponto NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Matera NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Italian Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| significantFor |
archaeological research on ancient agriculture
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evidence of Greek colonization in southern Italy ⓘ sanctuaries dedicated to Greek deities ⓘ study of Magna Graecia urbanism ⓘ well-preserved Doric temples ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Archaeological site of Metapontum Description of subject: The Archaeological site of Metapontum is an ancient Greek colonial city in southern Italy renowned for its well-preserved temples, sanctuaries, and urban remains that illustrate Magna Graecia’s cultural and historical legacy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Temple of Hera (Metapontum)
subject surface form:
Temple of Hera (Metapontum)
this entity surface form:
Metapontum sanctuary complex
subject surface form:
Temple of Athena (Metapontum)
this entity surface form:
archaeological area of Metapontum