Camulodunum
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Camulodunum was an important ancient Roman town in Britain, serving as the first provincial capital and a major military and administrative center.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camulodunum canonical | 9 |
| Camalodunum | 1 |
| Camulodunum colonia | 1 |
| Roman town of Colchester | 1 |
| destruction of Camulodunum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1703478 — 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.
Target entity: Camulodunum Context triple: [Britannia (Roman province), majorCity, Camulodunum]
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A.
Eboracum
Eboracum was the major Roman fortress and city that later became the English city of York, serving as an important military and administrative center in Roman Britain.
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B.
Glevum
Glevum was the Roman-era name for the settlement that later became the English city of Gloucester, originally established as a military fort and later developed into a colonia.
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C.
Verulamium
Verulamium was a major Roman town in Britain, located near modern St Albans, known for its archaeological remains including mosaics, a theatre, and city walls.
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D.
Londinium
Londinium was the major Roman city and commercial hub that later evolved into modern-day London.
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E.
Lugdunum
Lugdunum was the principal Roman city in Gaul, serving as a major administrative, commercial, and cultural center of the Roman Empire in what is now Lyon, France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Camulodunum Target entity description: Camulodunum was an important ancient Roman town in Britain, serving as the first provincial capital and a major military and administrative center.
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A.
Eboracum
Eboracum was the major Roman fortress and city that later became the English city of York, serving as an important military and administrative center in Roman Britain.
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B.
Glevum
Glevum was the Roman-era name for the settlement that later became the English city of Gloucester, originally established as a military fort and later developed into a colonia.
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C.
Verulamium
Verulamium was a major Roman town in Britain, located near modern St Albans, known for its archaeological remains including mosaics, a theatre, and city walls.
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D.
Londinium
Londinium was the major Roman city and commercial hub that later evolved into modern-day London.
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E.
Lugdunum
Lugdunum was the principal Roman city in Gaul, serving as a major administrative, commercial, and cultural center of the Roman Empire in what is now Lyon, France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemainsFoundAt |
Balkerne Gate
ⓘ
Colchester, Essex, England ⓘ
surface form:
Colchester city centre
Gosbecks Archaeological Park ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Camulus ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Boudica
ⓘ
Iceni ⓘ Trinovantes rebels ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Roman colonia ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| event | sacked during the Boudican revolt ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Colchester ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Roman legionary fortress ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Romans ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman provincial administration ⓘ |
| hadStatus |
Roman municipal town
ⓘ
colonia ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Camulodunum
ⓘ
surface form:
Camalodunum
Camulodunum ⓘ
surface form:
Camulodunum colonia
|
| hasCityGate | Balkerne Gate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
amphitheatre (probable or attested nearby)
ⓘ
forum and basilica ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Camulodunum self-link ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Roman streets laid out on a grid plan
ⓘ
Roman theatre ⓘ Roman Town Wall ⓘ
surface form:
Roman walls of Colchester
Temple of Claudius ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Britannia (Roman province)
ⓘ
surface form:
Britannia province
Roman Britain ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Colchester
ⓘ
England ⓘ Essex ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from the Celtic war god Camulus ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Londinium
ⓘ
surface form:
Londinium as capital of Roman Britain
|
| preRomanTribeTerritory | Trinovantes ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center in Roman Britain
ⓘ
first provincial capital of Roman Britain ⓘ major military center in Roman Britain ⓘ |
| significance |
earliest major Roman urban center in Britain
ⓘ
first Roman colonia in Britain ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century AD
ⓘ
Roman period in Britain ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Roman legion
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surface form:
Roman legions
Roman veterans ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf |
Britannia (Roman province)
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surface form:
province of Britannia
|
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Subject: Camulodunum Description of subject: Camulodunum was an important ancient Roman town in Britain, serving as the first provincial capital and a major military and administrative center.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.