triumphal arch of Septimius Severus
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The triumphal arch of Septimius Severus is a Roman commemorative monument in the ancient city of Thugga (Dougga) in modern-day Tunisia, honoring Emperor Septimius Severus and his family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| triumphal arch of Septimius Severus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5356303 — 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: triumphal arch of Septimius Severus Context triple: [Thugga, hasStructure, triumphal arch of Septimius Severus]
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Arch of Septimius Severus
The Arch of Septimius Severus is a monumental Roman triumphal arch in Leptis Magna, Libya, built in the early 3rd century AD to honor Emperor Septimius Severus and commemorate his military victories.
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Arch of Trajan
The Arch of Trajan is a well-preserved Roman triumphal arch in Ancona, Italy, built in the early 2nd century AD to honor Emperor Trajan and commemorate the expansion of the city’s harbor.
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Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph is a 1945 novel by Erich Maria Remarque that follows a stateless German surgeon living in exile in Paris on the eve of World War II.
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Glanum triumphal arch
The Glanum triumphal arch is an ancient Roman monument near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in southern France, notable for its well-preserved reliefs and as one of the earliest known examples of a Roman triumphal arch in Gaul.
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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.
- 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: triumphal arch of Septimius Severus Target entity description: The triumphal arch of Septimius Severus is a Roman commemorative monument in the ancient city of Thugga (Dougga) in modern-day Tunisia, honoring Emperor Septimius Severus and his family.
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A.
Arch of Septimius Severus
The Arch of Septimius Severus is a monumental Roman triumphal arch in Leptis Magna, Libya, built in the early 3rd century AD to honor Emperor Septimius Severus and commemorate his military victories.
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B.
Arch of Trajan
The Arch of Trajan is a well-preserved Roman triumphal arch in Ancona, Italy, built in the early 2nd century AD to honor Emperor Trajan and commemorate the expansion of the city’s harbor.
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C.
Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph is a 1945 novel by Erich Maria Remarque that follows a stateless German surgeon living in exile in Paris on the eve of World War II.
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D.
Glanum triumphal arch
The Glanum triumphal arch is an ancient Roman monument near Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in southern France, notable for its well-preserved reliefs and as one of the earliest known examples of a Roman triumphal arch in Gaul.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman commemorative monument
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triumphal arch ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman imperial cult
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Severan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Septimius Severus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | early 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| country | Tunisia ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Caracalla
NERFINISHED
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Emperor Septimius Severus NERFINISHED ⓘ Geta NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Domna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Ancient Roman triumphal arches in Tunisia
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Roman sites in Tunisia ⓘ Severan architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
attic with inscription
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central vaulted passage ⓘ decorative reliefs ⓘ engaged columns ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
city gate
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monumental entrance ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Latin dedication inscription ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscription | Latin ⓘ |
| hasType | single-bayed arch ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Dougga / Thugga ⓘ |
| honours |
Emperor Septimius Severus
NERFINISHED
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his family ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Africa Proconsularis
NERFINISHED
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Dougga NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman city of Thugga ⓘ Thugga NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Septimius Severus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | archaeological site of Dougga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | ruin ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Tunisia ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Roman state religion ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Dougga / Thugga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commemoration of imperial family
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monumentalization of urban entrance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: triumphal arch of Septimius Severus Description of subject: The triumphal arch of Septimius Severus is a Roman commemorative monument in the ancient city of Thugga (Dougga) in modern-day Tunisia, honoring Emperor Septimius Severus and his family.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thugga