Basilica Aemilia
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Basilica Aemilia was an important ancient Roman public basilica on the Forum Romanum, renowned for its elegant architecture and role as a center of commerce and legal affairs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basilica Aemilia canonical | 5 |
| Basilica Aemilia et Paulli | 1 |
| Basilica Emilia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337572 — 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: Basilica Aemilia Context triple: [Forum Romanum, contains, Basilica Aemilia]
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A.
Curia Julia
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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B.
Temple of Saturn
The Temple of Saturn is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, historically associated with the god Saturn and serving as the state treasury of the Roman Republic and Empire.
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C.
Severan basilica
The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
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D.
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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E.
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, originally dedicated to the empress Faustina and later to Emperor Antoninus Pius, notable for its well-preserved Corinthian columns and later conversion into a church.
- 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: Basilica Aemilia Target entity description: Basilica Aemilia was an important ancient Roman public basilica on the Forum Romanum, renowned for its elegant architecture and role as a center of commerce and legal affairs.
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A.
Curia Julia
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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B.
Temple of Saturn
The Temple of Saturn is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, historically associated with the god Saturn and serving as the state treasury of the Roman Republic and Empire.
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C.
Severan basilica
The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
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D.
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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E.
Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, originally dedicated to the empress Faustina and later to Emperor Antoninus Pius, notable for its well-preserved Corinthian columns and later conversion into a church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman basilica
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ public building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Basilica Aemilia
ⓘ
surface form:
Basilica Aemilia et Paulli
Basilica Aemilia ⓘ
surface form:
Basilica Emilia
|
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| builder |
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
ⓘ
Marcus Fulvius Nobilior ⓘ |
| builtIn | 179 BC ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
colored marble slabs
ⓘ
reliefs ⓘ statues ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
ⓘ
Marcus Fulvius Nobilior ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring |
Sack of Rome 410 AD
ⓘ
surface form:
Sack of Rome by the Visigoths
|
| destroyedIn | 410 AD ⓘ |
| excavatedIn |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
tabernae (shops) along its facade
ⓘ
view over the Forum ⓘ |
| hasPart |
apse
ⓘ
colonnades ⓘ nave ⓘ portico ⓘ side aisles ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Roman Forum ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
marble ⓘ |
| namedAfter | gens Aemilia ⓘ |
| notableFor | elegant architecture ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Forum Romanum ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
center of commerce
ⓘ
center of legal affairs ⓘ |
| restoredBy |
Lucius Aemilius Paullus
ⓘ
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ
surface form:
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (triumvir)
|
| restoredIn | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| status | ruin ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Republic
ⓘ
early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| underwent | multiple restorations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
banking activities
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business transactions ⓘ legal proceedings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basilica Aemilia Description of subject: Basilica Aemilia was an important ancient Roman public basilica on the Forum Romanum, renowned for its elegant architecture and role as a center of commerce and legal affairs.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Regio VIII Forum Romanum
this entity surface form:
Basilica Emilia
this entity surface form:
Basilica Aemilia et Paulli