Brixellum
E1044396
Brixellum was an ancient Roman town in northern Italy, historically noted as the place where the emperor Otho died during the Year of the Four Emperors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brixellum canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13501620 — 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: Brixellum Context triple: [Otho, deathPlace, Brixellum]
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A.
Cartrema
Cartrema is a small genus of flowering shrubs or small trees in the olive family Oleaceae, native to parts of North America and valued as ornamental plants.
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B.
Xilleon
Xilleon is a family of system-on-chip processors developed by ATI Technologies for use in digital television and set-top box applications.
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C.
Caselotti
Caselotti is an Italian surname most notably associated with Adriana Caselotti, the original voice of Snow White in Disney’s 1937 animated film.
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D.
Pteleon
Pteleon was a medieval coastal stronghold in Thessaly that formed part of the Catalan-ruled territories in Greece.
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E.
Ramistella
Ramistella is the Italian-origin surname of American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and guitarist Johnny Rivers.
- 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: Brixellum Target entity description: Brixellum was an ancient Roman town in northern Italy, historically noted as the place where the emperor Otho died during the Year of the Four Emperors.
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A.
Cartrema
Cartrema is a small genus of flowering shrubs or small trees in the olive family Oleaceae, native to parts of North America and valued as ornamental plants.
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B.
Xilleon
Xilleon is a family of system-on-chip processors developed by ATI Technologies for use in digital television and set-top box applications.
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C.
Caselotti
Caselotti is an Italian surname most notably associated with Adriana Caselotti, the original voice of Snow White in Disney’s 1937 animated film.
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D.
Pteleon
Pteleon was a medieval coastal stronghold in Thessaly that formed part of the Catalan-ruled territories in Greece.
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E.
Ramistella
Ramistella is the Italian-origin surname of American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and guitarist Johnny Rivers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Otho
ⓘ
Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ |
| coordinateNote | site corresponds to modern Brescello coordinates ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| event | suicide of emperor Otho in 69 AD ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Roman remains beneath modern Brescello
ⓘ
Roman road connections ⓘ river port functions ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | archaeological remains ⓘ |
| hasType |
municipal center
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
death of Roman emperor Otho
ⓘ
role in the Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brescello
ⓘ
Emilia-Romagna ⓘ Province of Reggio Emilia ⓘ Roman Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Italia (Roman province)
northern Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Italy
|
| locatedNear | Po River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | right bank of the River Po ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Plutarch
ⓘ
Tacitus ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Roman historical sources ⓘ |
| modernSite | Brescello ⓘ |
| partOf |
Regio VIII Aemilia
ⓘ
Roman road and river network in northern Italy ⓘ |
| regionHistorically | Cisalpine Gaul ⓘ |
| religionHistorically | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| RomanName | Brixellum ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | river crossing on the Po ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | Brescello ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| year | 69 AD ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brixellum Description of subject: Brixellum was an ancient Roman town in northern Italy, historically noted as the place where the emperor Otho died during the Year of the Four Emperors.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.