Temple of Augustus and Rome, Ankara

E1037088

ancient Roman temple archaeological site tourist attraction

The Temple of Augustus and Rome in Ankara is an ancient Roman temple renowned for preserving the Monumentum Ancyranum, the most complete surviving copy of Emperor Augustus’s Res Gestae inscription.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Temple of Augustus and Rome in Ankara	2
Temple of Augustus and Rome, Ankara canonical	2
Temple of Augustus at Ancyra	2
Temple of Augustus and Roma in Ankara	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13327504 — 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: Temple of Augustus and Rome, Ankara
Context triple: [Monumentum Ancyranum, locatedIn, Temple of Augustus and Rome, Ankara]

A. Roman baths of Ankara
The Roman baths of Ankara are the ruins of a large 3rd-century Roman bath complex in Turkey’s capital, notable for their well-preserved layout and archaeological significance.
B. Temple of Trajan
The Temple of Trajan is a Roman imperial sanctuary in the ancient city of Pergamon, notable for its grand marble architecture dedicated to Emperor Trajan (and later Hadrian).
C. Temple of Trajan
The Temple of Trajan was a grand Roman temple in the Forum of Trajan in Rome, dedicated to Emperor Trajan and renowned as part of one of the empire’s most impressive imperial complexes.
D. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, originally dedicated to the empress Faustina and later to Emperor Antoninus Pius, notable for its well-preserved Corinthian columns and later conversion into a church.
E. Ankara Castle
Ankara Castle is a historic hilltop fortress in Turkey’s capital, offering panoramic views of the city and reflecting layers of Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman heritage.
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: Temple of Augustus and Rome, Ankara
Target entity description: The Temple of Augustus and Rome in Ankara is an ancient Roman temple renowned for preserving the Monumentum Ancyranum, the most complete surviving copy of Emperor Augustus’s Res Gestae inscription.

A. Roman baths of Ankara
The Roman baths of Ankara are the ruins of a large 3rd-century Roman bath complex in Turkey’s capital, notable for their well-preserved layout and archaeological significance.
B. Temple of Trajan
The Temple of Trajan is a Roman imperial sanctuary in the ancient city of Pergamon, notable for its grand marble architecture dedicated to Emperor Trajan (and later Hadrian).
C. Temple of Trajan
The Temple of Trajan was a grand Roman temple in the Forum of Trajan in Rome, dedicated to Emperor Trajan and renowned as part of one of the empire’s most impressive imperial complexes.
D. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, originally dedicated to the empress Faustina and later to Emperor Antoninus Pius, notable for its well-preserved Corinthian columns and later conversion into a church.
E. Ankara Castle
Ankara Castle is a historic hilltop fortress in Turkey’s capital, offering panoramic views of the city and reflecting layers of Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman temple ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo	Hacı Bayram Mosque ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Roman ⓘ
associatedWith	Emperor Augustus ⓘ linked to: Augustus Roman Empire ⓘ province of Galatia ⓘ
builtAfter	annexation of Galatia by Rome ⓘ
builtInCentury	1st century BCE ⓘ 1st century CE ⓘ
convertedTo	church ⓘ
country	Turkey ⓘ
currentCondition	ruin ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Emperor Augustus ⓘ linked to: Augustus Roma (personification of Rome) ⓘ
documentedBy	Theodor Mommsen ⓘ
documentedIn	classical epigraphy studies ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Temple of Augustus and Roma in Ankara ⓘ linked to: Temple of Augustus and Rome, Ankara Temple of Augustus at Ancyra ⓘ linked to: Temple of Augustus and Rome, Ankara
hasFeature	bilingual inscription of Res Gestae ⓘ cellas with inscription on walls ⓘ podium temple design ⓘ
hasInscriptionType	autobiographical imperial inscription ⓘ
hasLatinName	Monumentum Ancyranum ⓘ
hasPart	Monumentum Ancyranum inscription ⓘ linked to: Monumentum Ancyranum
hasPreservationStatus	protected monument ⓘ
hasTouristAccess	yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation	important Roman monument in Turkey ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage	Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ
inscriptionTitle	Res Gestae Divi Augusti ⓘ
knownFor	most complete surviving copy of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti ⓘ
locatedIn	Ankara ⓘ Ankara Province ⓘ Central Anatolia ⓘ linked to: Central Anatolia Region Ulus, Ankara ⓘ
locatedInAncientCity	Ancyra ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
near	Ankara Citadel ⓘ linked to: Ankara Castle
partOf	Roman provincial architecture in Asia Minor ⓘ
preserves	Res Gestae Divi Augusti inscription ⓘ
region	Galatia ⓘ
significance	evidence of Roman imperial cult in Galatia ⓘ key source for the text of Res Gestae Divi Augusti ⓘ
usedFor	Christian worship after conversion ⓘ imperial cult worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited