Temple of Divus Julius
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The Temple of Divus Julius was a Roman temple in the Forum Romanum dedicated to the deified Julius Caesar, serving as a focal point for his imperial cult and public commemorations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Divus Julius canonical | 3 |
| Temple of Divus Iulius | 1 |
| Temple of Julius Caesar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337579 — 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: Temple of Divus Julius Context triple: [Forum Romanum, contains, Temple of Divus Julius]
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A.
Basilica Julia
Basilica Julia was a grand public building and law court in the Roman Forum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and later completed by Augustus, used primarily for legal proceedings and commercial activities.
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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.
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.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Temple of Divus Julius Target entity description: The Temple of Divus Julius was a Roman temple in the Forum Romanum dedicated to the deified Julius Caesar, serving as a focal point for his imperial cult and public commemorations.
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A.
Basilica Julia
Basilica Julia was a grand public building and law court in the Roman Forum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and later completed by Augustus, used primarily for legal proceedings and commercial activities.
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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.
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.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancient Roman temple
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Ruined temple ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ancient Roman architecture ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod |
Augustan age
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surface form:
Age of Augustus
Late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Augustus ⓘ |
| constructionStartAfterEvent |
Ides of March 44 BC
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surface form:
Assassination of Julius Caesar
|
| coordinateLocation | 41.8925°N 12.4853°E ⓘ |
| cultType | imperial cult ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dedicatedBy | Augustus ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| dedicationDate | 18 August 29 BC ⓘ |
| function |
place for sacrifices
ⓘ
place of public commemorations ⓘ site of imperial cult of Julius Caesar ⓘ speaking platform for orations ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalElement |
altar
ⓘ
cella ⓘ columns ⓘ front staircase ⓘ niche for statue ⓘ pediment ⓘ podium ⓘ rostra ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Julius
ⓘ
surface form:
Divus Julius
|
| heritageStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Forum Romanum
ⓘ
Roman Forum ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Rome ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInPoliticalEntity |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Parco archeologico del Colosseo
ⓘ
surface form:
Parco Archeologico del Colosseo
|
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
marble ⓘ tufa ⓘ |
| nearbyStructure |
Arch of Augustus
ⓘ
Regia ⓘ Rostra of the Roman Forum ⓘ
surface form:
Rostra Augusti
Temple of Castor and Pollux ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
display of Caesar’s comet symbol
ⓘ
public funeral of Julius Caesar commemorated ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Forum
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Forum archaeological area
|
| religion | Roman state religion ⓘ |
| symbol |
Caesar’s comet
ⓘ
star of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| visibleRemains |
altar base
ⓘ
foundations ⓘ podium ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temple of Divus Julius Description of subject: The Temple of Divus Julius was a Roman temple in the Forum Romanum dedicated to the deified Julius Caesar, serving as a focal point for his imperial cult and public commemorations.
Referenced by (5)
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:
Temple of Julius Caesar
this entity surface form:
Temple of Divus Iulius