Segontium
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Segontium was a significant Roman fort and settlement in northwestern Wales that served as a key military and administrative center in the province of Britannia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Segontium canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17010557 — 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: Segontium Context triple: [Britannia, hasMajorCity, Segontium]
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A.
Bremetennacum Roman fort
Bremetennacum Roman fort was a significant Roman military installation in northern England, located at modern Ribchester and serving as a base for auxiliary troops on the empire’s northwestern frontier.
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B.
Alauna Roman fort
Alauna Roman fort is an ancient Roman military fortification located at modern-day Maryport in Cumbria, England, that formed part of the coastal defenses of the Roman province of Britannia.
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C.
Castra Regina
Castra Regina was a major Roman military camp and later town on the Danube, located at what is now Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany.
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D.
Corinium Dobunnorum
Corinium Dobunnorum was a prominent Roman town in what is now Cirencester, England, serving as an important administrative and commercial center in Roman Britain.
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E.
Lunt Roman Fort
Lunt Roman Fort is a reconstructed Roman military site near Coventry, England, featuring excavated remains, a unique gyrus (cavalry training ring), and a museum that interprets Roman military life.
- 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: Segontium Target entity description: Segontium was a significant Roman fort and settlement in northwestern Wales that served as a key military and administrative center in the province of Britannia.
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A.
Bremetennacum Roman fort
Bremetennacum Roman fort was a significant Roman military installation in northern England, located at modern Ribchester and serving as a base for auxiliary troops on the empire’s northwestern frontier.
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B.
Alauna Roman fort
Alauna Roman fort is an ancient Roman military fortification located at modern-day Maryport in Cumbria, England, that formed part of the coastal defenses of the Roman province of Britannia.
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C.
Castra Regina
Castra Regina was a major Roman military camp and later town on the Danube, located at what is now Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany.
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D.
Corinium Dobunnorum
Corinium Dobunnorum was a prominent Roman town in what is now Cirencester, England, serving as an important administrative and commercial center in Roman Britain.
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E.
Lunt Roman Fort
Lunt Roman Fort is a reconstructed Roman military site near Coventry, England, featuring excavated remains, a unique gyrus (cavalry training ring), and a museum that interprets Roman military life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.