Colonia Caesar Augusta
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Colonia Caesar Augusta was a Roman colony founded under Emperor Augustus on the site of present-day Zaragoza in Spain, serving as an important military and administrative center in Roman Hispania.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colonia Caesar Augusta canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11440934 — 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: Colonia Caesar Augusta Context triple: [Caesaraugusta, originalName, Colonia Caesar Augusta]
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A.
Colonia Claudia Victricensis
Colonia Claudia Victricensis was a major Roman colonia in Britain, centered on the site of modern Colchester and serving as an early provincial capital and military stronghold.
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B.
Colonia Iulia Equestris
Colonia Iulia Equestris was a Roman colony founded by Julius Caesar on the site of modern-day Nyon in present-day Switzerland.
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C.
Colonia Iulia Augusta Philippensis
Colonia Iulia Augusta Philippensis was the Roman imperial colony established at Philippi in Macedonia, notable as a veteran settlement and later an important early Christian center visited by the Apostle Paul.
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D.
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium was the Roman imperial city and military colony that developed into modern-day Cologne, serving as a major urban and administrative center in the province of Germania Inferior.
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E.
colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria
Colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria was a prominent Roman colonia and military and administrative center on the Danube frontier in the province of Moesia (in present-day Bulgaria).
- 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: Colonia Caesar Augusta Target entity description: Colonia Caesar Augusta was a Roman colony founded under Emperor Augustus on the site of present-day Zaragoza in Spain, serving as an important military and administrative center in Roman Hispania.
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A.
Colonia Claudia Victricensis
Colonia Claudia Victricensis was a major Roman colonia in Britain, centered on the site of modern Colchester and serving as an early provincial capital and military stronghold.
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B.
Colonia Iulia Equestris
Colonia Iulia Equestris was a Roman colony founded by Julius Caesar on the site of modern-day Nyon in present-day Switzerland.
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C.
Colonia Iulia Augusta Philippensis
Colonia Iulia Augusta Philippensis was the Roman imperial colony established at Philippi in Macedonia, notable as a veteran settlement and later an important early Christian center visited by the Apostle Paul.
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D.
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium was the Roman imperial city and military colony that developed into modern-day Cologne, serving as a major urban and administrative center in the province of Germania Inferior.
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E.
colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria
Colonia Ulpia Traiana Ratiaria was a prominent Roman colonia and military and administrative center on the Danube frontier in the province of Moesia (in present-day Bulgaria).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman colony
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ |
| countryNow | Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAroundYear | 14 BC ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Roman provincial administration
ⓘ
local magistrates ⓘ |
| hadEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hadFunction |
commercial hub
ⓘ
transport hub ⓘ |
| hadLegalStatus | Roman colony with full Latin rights ⓘ |
| hadPortType | fluvial port on the Ebro River ⓘ |
| hadRoadConnection | Roman road network in Hispania ⓘ |
| hadStatus |
Roman municipium
ⓘ
colonia immunis ⓘ |
| hadStructure |
amphitheatre
ⓘ
aqueducts ⓘ city walls ⓘ forum ⓘ public baths ⓘ river port ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hadUrbanPlan | orthogonal street grid ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hispania Tarraconensis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Aragon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaragoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernName | Zaragoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Augustus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
province of Hispania Tarraconensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionNow | Autonomous Community of Aragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
military center ⓘ |
| settledBy |
veterans of Legio IV Macedonica
ⓘ
veterans of Legio VI Victrix NERFINISHED ⓘ veterans of Legio X Gemina NERFINISHED ⓘ veterans of Roman legions ⓘ |
| situatedOn |
Ebro River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
right bank of the Ebro River ⓘ |
| usedCalendar | Julian calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colonia Caesar Augusta Description of subject: Colonia Caesar Augusta was a Roman colony founded under Emperor Augustus on the site of present-day Zaragoza in Spain, serving as an important military and administrative center in Roman Hispania.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.