Curia Julia
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Curia Julia was the principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Forum Romanum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and completed under Augustus.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Curia Julia canonical | 16 |
| Curia Iulia | 2 |
| steps of the Curia Julia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T284725 — 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: Curia Julia Context triple: [Roman Senate, usedBuilding, Curia Julia]
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A.
Curia Cornelia
Curia Cornelia was a principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Roman Forum during the late Republic.
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B.
Mausoleum of Augustus
The Mausoleum of Augustus is a monumental circular tomb in Rome built by the first Roman emperor, Augustus, to serve as his dynastic burial place.
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C.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, commemorating Emperor Titus’s victory in the Jewish War and famed for its reliefs depicting the spoils from the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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D.
Pantheon
The Pantheon is an ancient Roman temple in Rome renowned for its massive unreinforced concrete dome and oculus, and for being one of the best-preserved and most influential buildings of classical architecture.
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E.
Quirinal Palace
The Quirinal Palace is a historic former papal and royal residence in Rome that now serves as the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic.
- 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: Curia Julia Target entity description: Curia Julia was the principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Forum Romanum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and completed under Augustus.
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A.
Curia Cornelia
Curia Cornelia was a principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Roman Forum during the late Republic.
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B.
Mausoleum of Augustus
The Mausoleum of Augustus is a monumental circular tomb in Rome built by the first Roman emperor, Augustus, to serve as his dynastic burial place.
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C.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, commemorating Emperor Titus’s victory in the Jewish War and famed for its reliefs depicting the spoils from the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
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D.
Pantheon
The Pantheon is an ancient Roman temple in Rome renowned for its massive unreinforced concrete dome and oculus, and for being one of the best-preserved and most influential buildings of classical architecture.
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E.
Quirinal Palace
The Quirinal Palace is a historic former papal and royal residence in Rome that now serves as the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman building
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historic site ⓘ senate house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| completedUnder | Augustus ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 29 BC ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 44 BC ⓘ |
| conversionCentury | 7th century ⓘ |
| convertedBy |
Pope Honorius I (posthumously)
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surface form:
Pope Honorius I
|
| convertedInto |
Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata
ⓘ
surface form:
church of Sant’Adriano al Foro
|
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedBy | Augustus ⓘ |
| era |
Roman Republic
ⓘ
early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| function | meeting place of the Roman Senate ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Curia Julia
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surface form:
Curia Iulia
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| hasFeature |
apse at one end
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high windows ⓘ large rectangular hall ⓘ marble floor with geometric inlays ⓘ steps for senators’ seats ⓘ |
| hasLatinName |
Curia Julia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Curia Iulia
|
| height | about 21 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
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| length | about 27 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Forum Romanum
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Italy ⓘ Lazio ⓘ Roman Forum ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Parco archeologico del Colosseo
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surface form:
Parco Archeologico del Colosseo
|
| materialUsed |
brick
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marble ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gaius Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Italian state ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Forum
ⓘ
surface form:
Forum complex of Rome
Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome
|
| precededBy | Curia Hostilia ⓘ |
| replaced | Curia Cornelia ⓘ |
| significance | principal meeting house of the Roman Senate ⓘ |
| status |
preserved
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
political deliberations
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public ceremonies ⓘ senatorial sessions ⓘ |
| width | about 18 meters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Curia Julia Description of subject: Curia Julia was the principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Forum Romanum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and completed under Augustus.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Curia Iulia
this entity surface form:
Curia Iulia
subject surface form:
Regio VIII Forum Romanum
this entity surface form:
steps of the Curia Julia
subject surface form:
Roman Senate