ancient Roman town of Mevaniola
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The ancient Roman town of Mevaniola was a Roman settlement whose archaeological remains lie near the modern Italian municipality of Galeata in Emilia-Romagna.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ancient Roman site of Mevaniola | 1 |
| ancient Roman town of Mevaniola canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2508052 — 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: ancient Roman town of Mevaniola Context triple: [Galeata, historicalSite, ancient Roman town of Mevaniola]
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A.
Roman town Sopianae
Roman town Sopianae was an important late Roman settlement in the province of Pannonia, best known today as the archaeological and historical precursor of the modern Hungarian city of Pécs.
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B.
ancient city of Sala Colonia
The ancient city of Sala Colonia was a Roman-era urban center in present-day Rabat, Morocco, that later became the foundation for the medieval Chellah necropolis.
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C.
Roman fort of Aballava
The Roman fort of Aballava was a military installation on Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, guarding a key crossing of the River Eden near present-day Burgh by Sands.
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D.
Roman town of Venta Belgarum
The Roman town of Venta Belgarum was a major Romano-British settlement and regional administrative center that later evolved into the modern city of Winchester in Hampshire, England.
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E.
Roman fort of Mamucium
The Roman fort of Mamucium was an ancient military stronghold that formed the original Roman settlement and strategic outpost on the site of modern-day Manchester, England.
- 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: ancient Roman town of Mevaniola Target entity description: The ancient Roman town of Mevaniola was a Roman settlement whose archaeological remains lie near the modern Italian municipality of Galeata in Emilia-Romagna.
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A.
Roman town Sopianae
Roman town Sopianae was an important late Roman settlement in the province of Pannonia, best known today as the archaeological and historical precursor of the modern Hungarian city of Pécs.
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B.
ancient city of Sala Colonia
The ancient city of Sala Colonia was a Roman-era urban center in present-day Rabat, Morocco, that later became the foundation for the medieval Chellah necropolis.
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C.
Roman fort of Aballava
The Roman fort of Aballava was a military installation on Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, guarding a key crossing of the River Eden near present-day Burgh by Sands.
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D.
Roman town of Venta Belgarum
The Roman town of Venta Belgarum was a major Romano-British settlement and regional administrative center that later evolved into the modern city of Winchester in Hampshire, England.
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E.
Roman fort of Mamucium
The Roman fort of Mamucium was an ancient military stronghold that formed the original Roman settlement and strategic outpost on the site of modern-day Manchester, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains | yes ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalStatus | ruins ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Antiquity
|
| hasLanguageOfHistoricalAdministration | Latin ⓘ |
| hasModernMunicipalityNearby | Galeata ⓘ |
| hasNameInItalian | Mevaniola ⓘ |
| hasOriginalCivilization |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| hasSettlementType | Roman settlement ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSite | urban settlement ⓘ |
| heritageType | archaeological heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn | near Galeata ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Galeata ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Emilia-Romagna ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Italia (Roman province) ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Italy
|
| province | Province of Forlì-Cesena ⓘ |
| proximityTo | Bidente Valley ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Rome
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ancient Roman town of Mevaniola Description of subject: The ancient Roman town of Mevaniola was a Roman settlement whose archaeological remains lie near the modern Italian municipality of Galeata in Emilia-Romagna.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ancient Roman site of Mevaniola