Temple of Magna Mater on the Palatine

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ancient Roman temple religious sanctuary

The Temple of Magna Mater on the Palatine was an important Roman sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Cybele, prominently situated on the Palatine Hill and central to her state cult and associated festivals.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Temple of Magna Mater on the Palatine canonical	2
Magna Mater temple on the Palatine Hill	1
Temple of Cybele on the Palatine	1
Temple of Magna Mater on the Palatine Hill	1
Temple of the Magna Mater (Cybele) on the Palatine (partly)	1
Temple of the Magna Mater (Cybele) on the Palatine side of the hill complex	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5717496 — 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 Magna Mater on the Palatine
Context triple: [Ludi Megalenses, connectedTo, Temple of Magna Mater on the Palatine]

A. Temple of Apollo Palatinus
The Temple of Apollo Palatinus was a major Roman temple dedicated to the god Apollo, built by Augustus on the Palatine Hill as a symbol of his power and religious devotion.
B. Temple of Romulus on the Roman Forum
The Temple of Romulus on the Roman Forum is a well-preserved early 4th-century Roman temple, notable for its original bronze doors and circular plan, later incorporated into the Church of Santi Cosma e Damiano.
C. Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus was the principal and most important temple in ancient Rome, dedicated to Jupiter and forming the religious heart of the Roman state.
D. Temple of Divus Romulus
The Temple of Divus Romulus is an early 4th-century Roman temple in the Roman Forum, dedicated to the deified son of Emperor Maxentius and notable for its well-preserved circular plan and bronze doors.
E. Temple of Saturn
The Temple of Saturn is an ancient Roman sanctuary at the archaeological site of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the god Saturn and notable for its well-preserved ruins and commanding position overlooking the city.
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 Magna Mater on the Palatine
Target entity description: The Temple of Magna Mater on the Palatine was an important Roman sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Cybele, prominently situated on the Palatine Hill and central to her state cult and associated festivals.

A. Temple of Apollo Palatinus
The Temple of Apollo Palatinus was a major Roman temple dedicated to the god Apollo, built by Augustus on the Palatine Hill as a symbol of his power and religious devotion.
B. Temple of Romulus on the Roman Forum
The Temple of Romulus on the Roman Forum is a well-preserved early 4th-century Roman temple, notable for its original bronze doors and circular plan, later incorporated into the Church of Santi Cosma e Damiano.
C. Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus was the principal and most important temple in ancient Rome, dedicated to Jupiter and forming the religious heart of the Roman state.
D. Temple of Divus Romulus
The Temple of Divus Romulus is an early 4th-century Roman temple in the Roman Forum, dedicated to the deified son of Emperor Maxentius and notable for its well-preserved circular plan and bronze doors.
E. Temple of Saturn
The Temple of Saturn is an ancient Roman sanctuary at the archaeological site of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the god Saturn and notable for its well-preserved ruins and commanding position overlooking the city.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman temple ⓘ religious sanctuary ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Roman temple architecture ⓘ
associatedDeityOrigin	Mount Ida in Anatolia ⓘ Phrygia ⓘ
associatedRitual	Megalesia festival ⓘ drumming and ecstatic music ⓘ eunuch priests (Galli) ceremonies ⓘ processions of the sacred stone of Cybele ⓘ
associatedWith	Roman senatorial religious policy ⓘ elite residences on the Palatine ⓘ imperial palace complex on the Palatine ⓘ importation of the Magna Mater cult from Phrygia ⓘ
country	Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
cultType	state cult ⓘ
culturalInfluence	development of Roman festival calendar ⓘ integration of Eastern deities into Roman religion ⓘ
currentStatus	archaeological site ⓘ ruins ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Cybele ⓘ Magna Mater ⓘ linked to: Cybele
hasDeityAspect	fertility goddess ⓘ mother goddess ⓘ
hasFeature	altar in front of the temple ⓘ cella ⓘ columned façade ⓘ podium ⓘ steps leading up from the Palatine slope ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ
locatedIn	Palatine Hill ⓘ Rome ⓘ
material	marble ⓘ travertine ⓘ tufa ⓘ
mentionedIn	ancient Roman literary sources ⓘ epigraphic inscriptions ⓘ
partOf	Palatine Hill sanctuaries ⓘ linked to: Palatine Hill Roman state cult of Magna Mater ⓘ
religion	Roman religion ⓘ
significance	central sanctuary of the Roman cult of Magna Mater ⓘ important religious center on the Palatine Hill ⓘ symbol of Roman protection and fertility ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
visibleRemains	architectural fragments ⓘ foundations ⓘ podium remains ⓘ

How these facts were elicited