Aurelian Column
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The Aurelian Column is a Roman victory column in Rome, Italy, erected to commemorate Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns, notable for its spiral reliefs depicting scenes of war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aurelian Column canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2063970 — 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: Aurelian Column Context triple: [Column of Marcus Aurelius, alsoKnownAs, Aurelian Column]
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Trajan's Column
Trajan's Column is a monumental Roman victory column in Rome, renowned for its spiral bas-relief frieze depicting Emperor Trajan’s Dacian Wars and serving as his funerary monument.
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Lateran Obelisk
The Lateran Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk originally erected in Thebes, later brought to Rome and now standing in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano as one of the tallest and oldest obelisks in the city.
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Obelisk of the Quirinal
The Obelisk of the Quirinal is an ancient Roman obelisk now standing prominently in Rome’s Piazza del Quirinale, serving as a notable landmark near the Quirinal Palace.
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Vatican Obelisk
The Vatican Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk now standing at the center of St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, serving as a prominent historical and religious landmark.
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E.
Fontana del Pantheon
Fontana del Pantheon is a Renaissance-era marble fountain in Rome, crowned by an obelisk and situated directly in front of the Pantheon.
- 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: Aurelian Column Target entity description: The Aurelian Column is a Roman victory column in Rome, Italy, erected to commemorate Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns, notable for its spiral reliefs depicting scenes of war.
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A.
Trajan's Column
Trajan's Column is a monumental Roman victory column in Rome, renowned for its spiral bas-relief frieze depicting Emperor Trajan’s Dacian Wars and serving as his funerary monument.
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B.
Lateran Obelisk
The Lateran Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk originally erected in Thebes, later brought to Rome and now standing in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano as one of the tallest and oldest obelisks in the city.
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C.
Obelisk of the Quirinal
The Obelisk of the Quirinal is an ancient Roman obelisk now standing prominently in Rome’s Piazza del Quirinale, serving as a notable landmark near the Quirinal Palace.
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D.
Vatican Obelisk
The Vatican Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk now standing at the center of St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, serving as a prominent historical and religious landmark.
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E.
Fontana del Pantheon
Fontana del Pantheon is a Renaissance-era marble fountain in Rome, crowned by an obelisk and situated directly in front of the Pantheon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman monument
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ancient Roman column ⓘ victory column ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome
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surface form:
Column of Marcus Aurelius
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| architecturalStyle | Roman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Commodus
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Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod |
late 2nd century CE
ⓘ
reign of Commodus ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Marcomannic Wars
ⓘ
military campaigns of Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 193 CE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 176 CE ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| currentTopStatue | statue of Saint Paul ⓘ |
| currentTopStatueInstalledBy |
Sixtus V
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surface form:
Pope Sixtus V
|
| currentTopStatueInstalledIn | 1589 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| depicts |
Roman military campaigns
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battles against Germanic tribes ⓘ battles against Sarmatians ⓘ |
| era |
Roman Empire
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surface form:
Imperial Rome
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| function |
commemorative monument
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propaganda monument ⓘ |
| hasArtForm |
narrative sculpture
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relief sculpture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
internal staircase
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spiral reliefs ⓘ war scenes in relief ⓘ |
| hasReliefStyle | continuous spiral frieze ⓘ |
| height | approximately 29.6 metres (column shaft) ⓘ |
| heightIncludingBase | approximately 39.7 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the historic centre of Rome ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Trajan's Column ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
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Piazza Colonna ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Palazzo Chigi
ⓘ
Via del Corso ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| originalTopStatue |
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
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surface form:
statue of Marcus Aurelius
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| similarTo | Trajan's Column ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological research
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art historical studies ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | within UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Aurelian Column Description of subject: The Aurelian Column is a Roman victory column in Rome, Italy, erected to commemorate Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns, notable for its spiral reliefs depicting scenes of war.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Column of Marcus Aurelius