Apollonia (ancient city)
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Apollonia (ancient city) was an important ancient Greek colonial city, notably located in Illyria on the Adriatic coast, that served as a major commercial and cultural center in antiquity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ancient city of Apollonia | 3 |
| Apollonia (ancient city) canonical | 2 |
| ancient city of Apollonia in Illyria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19805451 — 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: Apollonia (ancient city) Context triple: [Apollonia region, centeredAround, Apollonia (ancient city)]
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Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum was an ancient Greek city located in the region of Mysia in northwestern Asia Minor, near the Rhyndacus River.
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B.
Apollonia
Apollonia is a settlement within the Municipality of Volvi in the Central Macedonia region of northern Greece, known for its rural character and proximity to Lake Volvi.
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C.
Apollonia
Apollonia is the main town and administrative center of the Greek island of Siphnos in the Cyclades.
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D.
Apollonia
Apollonia was an ancient city in the region of Pisidia, in what is now southwestern Turkey, known as a Hellenistic and later Roman urban center.
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E.
Apollonia
Apollonia is an ancient coastal city and archaeological site in present-day Israel, known for its Hellenistic, Roman, and Crusader remains overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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: Apollonia (ancient city) Target entity description: Apollonia (ancient city) was an important ancient Greek colonial city, notably located in Illyria on the Adriatic coast, that served as a major commercial and cultural center in antiquity.
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A.
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum was an ancient Greek city located in the region of Mysia in northwestern Asia Minor, near the Rhyndacus River.
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B.
Apollonia
Apollonia is a settlement within the Municipality of Volvi in the Central Macedonia region of northern Greece, known for its rural character and proximity to Lake Volvi.
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C.
Apollonia
Apollonia is the main town and administrative center of the Greek island of Siphnos in the Cyclades.
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D.
Apollonia
Apollonia was an ancient city in the region of Pisidia, in what is now southwestern Turkey, known as a Hellenistic and later Roman urban center.
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E.
Apollonia
Apollonia is an ancient coastal city and archaeological site in present-day Israel, known for its Hellenistic, Roman, and Crusader remains overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
theatre of Apollonia
linked to: Apollonia (ancient city)
linked to: Apollonia (ancient city)
linked to: Apollonia (ancient city)
linked to: Apollonia (ancient city)