Lavinium
E200487
Lavinium was an ancient coastal city of Latium in central Italy, traditionally associated with the legendary landing of Aeneas and the early origins of Roman religious cults.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lavinium canonical | 6 |
| Sanctuary in Lavinium | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1761810 — 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: Lavinium Context triple: [Latium, contains, Lavinium]
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A.
Lanuvium
Lanuvium was an ancient Latin city in central Italy, noted for its important sanctuary of Juno Sospita and its later incorporation into the Roman state.
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B.
Tusculum
Tusculum was an ancient Roman city in the Alban Hills southeast of Rome, known as a wealthy aristocratic center and the site of notable villas and political activity.
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C.
Marrucini
The Marrucini were an ancient Italic tribe of central Italy, closely associated with neighboring peoples like the Marsi and Paeligni and later incorporated into the Roman state.
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D.
Aniene
The Aniene is a river in central Italy that flows through the Apennines and joins the Tiber near Rome, historically important as a water source for the ancient city.
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E.
Caprile
Caprile is a surname associated with the architectural firm Lohan Caprile Goettsch Architects.
- 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: Lavinium Target entity description: Lavinium was an ancient coastal city of Latium in central Italy, traditionally associated with the legendary landing of Aeneas and the early origins of Roman religious cults.
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A.
Lanuvium
Lanuvium was an ancient Latin city in central Italy, noted for its important sanctuary of Juno Sospita and its later incorporation into the Roman state.
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B.
Tusculum
Tusculum was an ancient Roman city in the Alban Hills southeast of Rome, known as a wealthy aristocratic center and the site of notable villas and political activity.
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C.
Marrucini
The Marrucini were an ancient Italic tribe of central Italy, closely associated with neighboring peoples like the Marsi and Paeligni and later incorporated into the Roman state.
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D.
Aniene
The Aniene is a river in central Italy that flows through the Apennines and joins the Tiber near Rome, historically important as a water source for the ancient city.
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E.
Caprile
Caprile is a surname associated with the architectural firm Lohan Caprile Goettsch Architects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBegan | 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aeneas
ⓘ
Roman religion ⓘ
surface form:
Roman mythology
cult of Aeneas ⓘ cult of Vesta ⓘ cult of the Lares ⓘ cult of the Penates ⓘ early Roman religious cults ⓘ legendary landing of Aeneas ⓘ |
| connectedByRoad | Via Laurentina ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Latin ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 20 km south of Rome ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Rome
|
| hadSanctuary |
hero shrine of Aeneas
ⓘ
sanctuary of the Thirteen Altars ⓘ |
| hadStructure | tumulus traditionally identified as the tomb of Aeneas ⓘ |
| hasRole |
foundation site in Roman foundation legends
ⓘ
important religious center for early Rome ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Latium
ⓘ
Central Italy ⓘ
surface form:
central Italy
coastal area of Latium ⓘ Metropolitan City of Rome Capital ⓘ
surface form:
metropolitan city of Rome
|
| locatedNear | Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
ⓘ
Livy ⓘ Virgil ⓘ
surface form:
Vergil
|
| mentionedIn |
Virgil's Aeneid
ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid
|
| modernArchaeologicalPark |
Parco del Litorale Romano
ⓘ
surface form:
Archaeological Area of Lavinium
|
| namedAfter | Lavinia ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Laurentum ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ager Laurens
ⓘ
legendary origins of Rome ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | Latin city ⓘ |
| proximityTo | modern Pratica di Mare ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation |
Penates of Troy
ⓘ
Trojan heritage of Rome ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
custodian of Rome’s ancestral cults
ⓘ
site of annual Roman state sacrifices ⓘ |
| religiousSignificanceFor | Roman state ⓘ |
| spouseOf | Aeneas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age to Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| traditionalFounder | Aeneas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lavinium Description of subject: Lavinium was an ancient coastal city of Latium in central Italy, traditionally associated with the legendary landing of Aeneas and the early origins of Roman religious cults.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sanctuary in Lavinium