Legio IX Hispana
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Legio IX Hispana was a Roman legion, famed for its service in the Roman conquest of Britain and later historical mystery surrounding its disappearance from the records.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Legio IX Hispana canonical | 6 |
| Legio Nona Hispana | 2 |
| Legio IX | 1 |
| Legio IX Hispana Victrix | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4297200 — 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: Legio IX Hispana Context triple: [Siscia, hostedUnit, Legio IX Hispana]
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A.
Legio II Adiutrix
Legio II Adiutrix was a Roman imperial legion, originally raised by Emperor Vespasian in the 1st century AD, that served in various campaigns across the empire and became closely associated with the Danubian frontier.
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B.
Legio X Gemina
Legio X Gemina was a distinguished Roman legion, originally formed by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous key military campaigns across the Roman Empire.
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C.
Legio VII Gemina
Legio VII Gemina was a Roman legion founded in the late 1st century AD that became permanently stationed in what is now León, Spain, playing a key role in the military control and Romanization of the Iberian Peninsula.
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D.
Legio Patria Nostra
Legio Patria Nostra is the Latin motto of the French Foreign Legion, expressing the idea that the Legion itself is the homeland of its soldiers.
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E.
Legio VIII Augusta
Legio VIII Augusta was a prominent Roman legion, active from the late Republic through the Imperial period, known for its campaigns under Julius Caesar and later service along the empire’s frontiers.
- 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: Legio IX Hispana Target entity description: Legio IX Hispana was a Roman legion, famed for its service in the Roman conquest of Britain and later historical mystery surrounding its disappearance from the records.
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A.
Legio II Adiutrix
Legio II Adiutrix was a Roman imperial legion, originally raised by Emperor Vespasian in the 1st century AD, that served in various campaigns across the empire and became closely associated with the Danubian frontier.
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B.
Legio X Gemina
Legio X Gemina was a distinguished Roman legion, originally formed by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous key military campaigns across the Roman Empire.
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C.
Legio VII Gemina
Legio VII Gemina was a Roman legion founded in the late 1st century AD that became permanently stationed in what is now León, Spain, playing a key role in the military control and Romanization of the Iberian Peninsula.
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D.
Legio Patria Nostra
Legio Patria Nostra is the Latin motto of the French Foreign Legion, expressing the idea that the Legion itself is the homeland of its soldiers.
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E.
Legio VIII Augusta
Legio VIII Augusta was a prominent Roman legion, active from the late Republic through the Imperial period, known for its campaigns under Julius Caesar and later service along the empire’s frontiers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Legio IX Hispana Description of subject: Legio IX Hispana was a Roman legion, famed for its service in the Roman conquest of Britain and later historical mystery surrounding its disappearance from the records.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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