Antioch in Pisidia
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Antioch in Pisidia was an important ancient city in the Roman province of Galatia (in modern-day Turkey), known as a regional administrative center and an early hub of Christian missionary activity.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antioch in Pisidia canonical | 4 |
| Antioch in Pisidia (traditional) | 2 |
| Antioch of Pisidia | 1 |
| Antiochia Caesareia in Pisidia | 1 |
| Antiochia in Pisidia | 1 |
| Jews from Antioch in Pisidia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4655543 — 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: Antioch in Pisidia Context triple: [Saint Margaret of Antioch, associatedWith, Antioch in Pisidia]
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A.
Neocaesarea in Pontus
Neocaesarea in Pontus was an important city in the Roman province of Pontus in Asia Minor, known as a regional center of early Christianity.
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B.
Selinus in Cilicia
Selinus in Cilicia was an ancient coastal city in Roman Cilicia, in southern Asia Minor, later renamed Trajanopolis in honor of the emperor Trajan who died there.
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C.
Laodicea in Syria
Laodicea in Syria was an ancient city in Roman Syria that became an important early Christian center, notably associated with the development of Apollinarian theology.
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D.
Aspendos
Aspendos is an ancient Greco-Roman city in southern Turkey renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Roman theater.
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E.
Tarsus
Tarsus is an ancient city in Cilicia (in modern-day Turkey) known as a major cultural and commercial center of the Roman Empire and as the birthplace of the Apostle Paul.
- 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: Antioch in Pisidia Target entity description: Antioch in Pisidia was an important ancient city in the Roman province of Galatia (in modern-day Turkey), known as a regional administrative center and an early hub of Christian missionary activity.
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A.
Neocaesarea in Pontus
Neocaesarea in Pontus was an important city in the Roman province of Pontus in Asia Minor, known as a regional center of early Christianity.
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B.
Selinus in Cilicia
Selinus in Cilicia was an ancient coastal city in Roman Cilicia, in southern Asia Minor, later renamed Trajanopolis in honor of the emperor Trajan who died there.
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C.
Laodicea in Syria
Laodicea in Syria was an ancient city in Roman Syria that became an important early Christian center, notably associated with the development of Apollinarian theology.
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D.
Aspendos
Aspendos is an ancient Greco-Roman city in southern Turkey renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Roman theater.
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E.
Tarsus
Tarsus is an ancient city in Cilicia (in modern-day Turkey) known as a major cultural and commercial center of the Roman Empire and as the birthplace of the Apostle Paul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| biblicalReference | Acts 13 ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| declinedInPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| event | Paul delivered a sermon in the synagogue ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists from Turkey and other countries ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| grantedStatusBy |
Emperor Augustus
ⓘ
linked to:
Augustus
|
| hadBuilding |
Roman bath complex
ⓘ
Roman theater ⓘ aqueduct ⓘ basilica ⓘ cardo (main street) ⓘ city walls ⓘ decumanus (main street) ⓘ early Christian church ⓘ temple of Augustus ⓘ |
| hadFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
military colony ⓘ |
| hadInstitution | synagogue ⓘ |
| hadPopulationGroup |
Gentiles
ⓘ
Jews ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological and historical site in Turkey ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Antiochia Caesarea
ⓘ
linked to:
Colonia Caesarea Antiochia
Antiochia in Pisidia ⓘ
linked to:
Antioch in Pisidia
Colonia Caesarea Antiochia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Roman province of Galatia ⓘ |
| locatedInModernProvince | Isparta Province ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Pisidia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | modern Yalvaç ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Acts of the Apostles ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Antiochus I or another Seleucid king named Antiochus
ⓘ
linked to:
Antiochus
|
| onRoute |
Via Sebaste
ⓘ
important Roman road network in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| prosperedInPeriod |
Roman Imperial period
ⓘ
early Byzantine period ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | early center of Christian missionary activity ⓘ |
| roleInChristianity | early Gentile mission center ⓘ |
| statusInRomanPeriod |
colony
ⓘ
regional administrative center ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Barnabas
ⓘ
Paul the Apostle ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Antioch in Pisidia Description of subject: Antioch in Pisidia was an important ancient city in the Roman province of Galatia (in modern-day Turkey), known as a regional administrative center and an early hub of Christian missionary activity.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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