Roman province of Epirus
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The Roman province of Epirus was an administrative region of the Roman Empire in northwestern Greece, known for its strategic coastal position and centered on the city of Nicopolis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roman province of Epirus canonical | 4 |
| Province of Epirus Vetus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16347279 — 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: Roman province of Epirus Context triple: [Ancient Nicopolis archaeological site, wasProvincialCapitalOf, Roman province of Epirus]
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Roman province of Epirus Nova
The Roman province of Epirus Nova was a late Roman administrative region in the western Balkans, carved from parts of Macedonia and Epirus and centered on key Adriatic coastal cities such as Dyrrhachium.
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B.
Roman province of Achaea
The Roman province of Achaea was an administrative region of the Roman Empire encompassing much of southern Greece, including key cities such as Corinth and Athens, and serving as an important center of Hellenic culture under Roman rule.
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Roman province of Macedonia
The Roman province of Macedonia was an important administrative region of the Roman Empire in the Balkans, encompassing much of ancient Macedonia and surrounding territories and serving as a key military and trade hub.
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D.
Roman province of Picenum
The Roman province of Picenum was an administrative region on Italy’s Adriatic coast, known for its strategic location, agricultural productivity, and early integration into the Roman state.
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E.
Roman province of Apulia
The Roman province of Apulia was an administrative region in southeastern Italy, encompassing the historical area of Apulia along the Adriatic coast and serving as an important agricultural and strategic zone of the Roman Empire.
- 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: Roman province of Epirus Target entity description: The Roman province of Epirus was an administrative region of the Roman Empire in northwestern Greece, known for its strategic coastal position and centered on the city of Nicopolis.
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A.
Roman province of Epirus Nova
The Roman province of Epirus Nova was a late Roman administrative region in the western Balkans, carved from parts of Macedonia and Epirus and centered on key Adriatic coastal cities such as Dyrrhachium.
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B.
Roman province of Achaea
The Roman province of Achaea was an administrative region of the Roman Empire encompassing much of southern Greece, including key cities such as Corinth and Athens, and serving as an important center of Hellenic culture under Roman rule.
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C.
Roman province of Macedonia
The Roman province of Macedonia was an important administrative region of the Roman Empire in the Balkans, encompassing much of ancient Macedonia and surrounding territories and serving as a key military and trade hub.
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D.
Roman province of Picenum
The Roman province of Picenum was an administrative region on Italy’s Adriatic coast, known for its strategic location, agricultural productivity, and early integration into the Roman state.
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E.
Roman province of Apulia
The Roman province of Apulia was an administrative region in southeastern Italy, encompassing the historical area of Apulia along the Adriatic coast and serving as an important agricultural and strategic zone of the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Roman province of Epirus