carceres (starting gates) of the Circus Maximus
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The carceres of the Circus Maximus were the monumental starting gates from which chariots launched at the beginning of races in ancient Rome’s largest and most famous circus.
All labels observed (1)
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| carceres (starting gates) of the Circus Maximus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21866607 — 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: carceres (starting gates) of the Circus Maximus Context triple: [Regio XI, contains, carceres (starting gates) of the Circus Maximus]
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A.
spina of the Circus Maximus
The spina of the Circus Maximus was the long central barrier of Rome’s largest chariot-racing stadium, adorned with monuments and turning posts that structured the races.
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B.
Circus of Maxentius on the Via Appia
The Circus of Maxentius on the Via Appia is a large, well-preserved ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium built in the early 4th century AD as part of Emperor Maxentius’s monumental complex just outside Rome.
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C.
Regio XI Circus Maximus
Regio XI Circus Maximus was one of the 14 administrative regions of ancient Rome, encompassing the monumental Circus Maximus and its surrounding area.
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D.
Regio IX Circus Flaminius
Regio IX Circus Flaminius was one of the 14 administrative regions of ancient Rome, encompassing the area around the Circus Flaminius and several important temples and public buildings in the southern Campus Martius.
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E.
Aqueduct grandstand
Aqueduct grandstand is the main spectator seating and viewing structure at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York, used for watching horse races and related events.
- 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: carceres (starting gates) of the Circus Maximus Target entity description: The carceres of the Circus Maximus were the monumental starting gates from which chariots launched at the beginning of races in ancient Rome’s largest and most famous circus.
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A.
spina of the Circus Maximus
The spina of the Circus Maximus was the long central barrier of Rome’s largest chariot-racing stadium, adorned with monuments and turning posts that structured the races.
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B.
Circus of Maxentius on the Via Appia
The Circus of Maxentius on the Via Appia is a large, well-preserved ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium built in the early 4th century AD as part of Emperor Maxentius’s monumental complex just outside Rome.
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C.
Regio XI Circus Maximus
Regio XI Circus Maximus was one of the 14 administrative regions of ancient Rome, encompassing the monumental Circus Maximus and its surrounding area.
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D.
Regio IX Circus Flaminius
Regio IX Circus Flaminius was one of the 14 administrative regions of ancient Rome, encompassing the area around the Circus Flaminius and several important temples and public buildings in the southern Campus Martius.
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E.
Aqueduct grandstand
Aqueduct grandstand is the main spectator seating and viewing structure at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York, used for watching horse races and related events.
- F. None of above. chosen
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