Antonine Wall
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The Antonine Wall was a Roman frontier fortification in central Scotland marking the northernmost boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain for a brief period in the 2nd century AD.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T284818 — 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: Antonine Wall Context triple: [Hadrian's Wall, parallelStructure, Antonine Wall]
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A.
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall is a monumental Roman defensive fortification in northern England that marked the empire’s northern frontier in Britain.
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B.
Limes Germanicus
Limes Germanicus was a fortified frontier system of the Roman Empire that marked and defended its boundary in the regions of Germania.
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C.
Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site
The Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site is a transnational UNESCO designation that protects and showcases the remains of Rome’s ancient border defenses, including monumental frontier works such as Hadrian’s Wall.
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D.
Hel Fortress
Hel Fortress was a key Polish coastal stronghold on the Hel Peninsula that served as a major defensive position during the early fighting of World War II.
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E.
Herodian enclosure
The Herodian enclosure is a monumental stone structure built by King Herod the Great, enclosing the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and serving as one of the most significant and best-preserved examples of Herodian architecture.
- 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: Antonine Wall Target entity description: The Antonine Wall was a Roman frontier fortification in central Scotland marking the northernmost boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain for a brief period in the 2nd century AD.
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A.
Hadrian's Wall
Hadrian's Wall is a monumental Roman defensive fortification in northern England that marked the empire’s northern frontier in Britain.
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B.
Limes Germanicus
Limes Germanicus was a fortified frontier system of the Roman Empire that marked and defended its boundary in the regions of Germania.
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C.
Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site
The Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site is a transnational UNESCO designation that protects and showcases the remains of Rome’s ancient border defenses, including monumental frontier works such as Hadrian’s Wall.
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D.
Hel Fortress
Hel Fortress was a key Polish coastal stronghold on the Hel Peninsula that served as a major defensive position during the early fighting of World War II.
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E.
Herodian enclosure
The Herodian enclosure is a monumental stone structure built by King Herod the Great, enclosing the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and serving as one of the most significant and best-preserved examples of Herodian architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman frontier fortification
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Vallum Antonini ⓘ |
| builder | Roman army ⓘ |
| builtUnder |
Antoninus Pius
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surface form:
emperor Antoninus Pius
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| constructionEnd | around AD 154 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
earth
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stone foundations ⓘ turf ⓘ |
| constructionStart | around AD 142 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endPoint | near Old Kilpatrick on the River Clyde ⓘ |
| followedBy | Hadrian’s Wall as main frontier after abandonment ⓘ |
| follows |
Forth and Clyde Canal
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surface form:
Forth–Clyde isthmus
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| function |
military defensive line
ⓘ
northernmost boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain ⓘ |
| hasPart |
distance slabs
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ditch ⓘ fortlets ⓘ military forts ⓘ military road ⓘ rampart ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Scheduled Monument
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| length |
about 39 miles
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about 63 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Britannia (Roman province)
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surface form:
Roman province of Britannia
Scotland ⓘ central Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Great Britain ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Antoninus Pius ⓘ |
| partOf |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ Limes Germanicus ⓘ
surface form:
Roman limes system
|
| precededBy |
Hadrian's Wall
ⓘ
surface form:
Hadrian’s Wall
|
| presentDayMunicipalities |
East Dunbartonshire council area
ⓘ
Falkirk council area ⓘ Glasgow City council area ⓘ North Lanarkshire council area (small part) ⓘ
surface form:
North Lanarkshire council area
West Dunbartonshire council area ⓘ |
| replaced | Hadrian’s Wall as the northern frontier of Roman Britain ⓘ |
| significantFinds |
Roman distance slabs
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Roman inscriptions ⓘ |
| startPoint | near Bo’ness on the Firth of Forth ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| usedUntil | late 150s AD ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Antonine Wall Description of subject: The Antonine Wall was a Roman frontier fortification in central Scotland marking the northernmost boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain for a brief period in the 2nd century AD.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Antonine Wall sections
this entity surface form:
Antonine Wall construction in Britain
this entity surface form:
Antonine Wall sections
this entity surface form:
Antonine Wall World Heritage Site buffer zone
this entity surface form:
Antonine Wall remains
this entity surface form:
Antonine Wall frontier zone
this entity surface form:
Antonine Wall fortlet at Kinneil
subject surface form:
East Dunbartonshire
this entity surface form:
Antonine Wall World Heritage Site (part)
this entity surface form:
Roman Antonine Wall
this entity surface form:
The Antonine Wall
subject surface form:
Frontiers of the Roman Empire
this entity surface form:
The Antonine Wall