Colonia Ulpia Traiana
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Colonia Ulpia Traiana was a prominent Roman colonial city and military-administrative center on the Lower Rhine, near modern-day Xanten in Germany.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colonia Ulpia Traiana canonical | 9 |
| Colonia Ulpia Traiana (near modern Xanten) | 1 |
| Roman town of Colonia Ulpia Traiana | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13165594 — 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 Ulpia Traiana Context triple: [Germania Inferior, hasMajorSettlement, Colonia Ulpia Traiana]
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A.
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).
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B.
Colonia Caesar Augusta
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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C.
Colonia Ulpia Oescensium Durostorum
Colonia Ulpia Oescensium Durostorum was a Roman colonia and military stronghold on the lower Danube, in what is now Silistra, Bulgaria.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Ulpia Traiana Target entity description: Colonia Ulpia Traiana was a prominent Roman colonial city and military-administrative center on the Lower Rhine, near modern-day Xanten in Germany.
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A.
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).
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B.
Colonia Caesar Augusta
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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C.
Colonia Ulpia Oescensium Durostorum
Colonia Ulpia Oescensium Durostorum was a Roman colonia and military stronghold on the lower Danube, in what is now Silistra, Bulgaria.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman colonia
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| declinedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
2nd century
ⓘ
3rd century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Romans ⓘ |
| foundedUnder |
Emperor Trajan
ⓘ
linked to:
Trajan
|
| grantedTo | Roman veterans ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
craft production
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
amphitheatre
ⓘ
baths ⓘ city walls ⓘ forum ⓘ street grid ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | protected monument in North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| hasLatinNameElement |
Colonia
ⓘ
Traiana ⓘ Ulpia ⓘ |
| hasModernSiteName | Archäologischer Park Xanten ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | colonia ⓘ |
| hasPopulationCharacteristic |
included veterans of Roman legions
ⓘ
inhabited by Roman citizens ⓘ |
| hasRole |
military-administrative center
ⓘ
regional capital ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBuilding |
insulae (apartment blocks)
ⓘ
public basilica ⓘ |
| isProtectedAs | archaeological park ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germania Inferior
ⓘ
Lower Rhine region ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Germany
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ Xanten ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Marcus Ulpius Traianus
ⓘ
linked to:
Trajan
|
| near |
Rhine River
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhine
Roman military camp Vetera ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lower Germanic limes
ⓘ
linked to:
Weser frontier
Roman frontier system ⓘ
linked to:
frontiers of the Roman Empire
|
| predecessorSettlement | Vetera ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| servedAs | base for Roman legions on the Rhine ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | medieval Xanten ⓘ |
| wasAbandonedInCentury | 4th century ⓘ |
| wasDamagedBy |
Germanic invasions
ⓘ
linked to:
Barbarian Invasions
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colonia Ulpia Traiana Description of subject: Colonia Ulpia Traiana was a prominent Roman colonial city and military-administrative center on the Lower Rhine, near modern-day Xanten in Germany.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Colonia Ulpia Traiana
subject linked to:
Roman military camp Vetera
subject linked to:
Roman military camp Vetera
linked to: Colonia Ulpia Traiana