Roman military camp Castra Regina
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Roman military camp Castra Regina was a major Roman fortress on the Danube that served as the military and administrative precursor to the modern city of Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roman military camp Castra Regina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6406606 — 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: Roman military camp Castra Regina Context triple: [Regensburg, foundedAs, Roman military camp Castra Regina]
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A.
Roman fort of Mamucium
The Roman fort of Mamucium was an ancient military stronghold that formed the original Roman settlement and strategic outpost on the site of modern-day Manchester, England.
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B.
Roman fort of Aballava
The Roman fort of Aballava was a military installation on Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, guarding a key crossing of the River Eden near present-day Burgh by Sands.
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C.
Roman fort Traiectum
Roman fort Traiectum was a Roman military fortress and frontier post located at the site of present-day Utrecht in the Netherlands.
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D.
Aalen Roman fort
Aalen Roman fort is a former Roman military camp in present-day Germany that once guarded the frontier of the Roman Empire along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes.
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E.
Colonia Iulia Equestris archaeological site
Colonia Iulia Equestris archaeological site is the remains of a Roman colony in present-day Nyon, Switzerland, showcasing ancient urban structures and artifacts from the early imperial period.
- 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: Roman military camp Castra Regina Target entity description: Roman military camp Castra Regina was a major Roman fortress on the Danube that served as the military and administrative precursor to the modern city of Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany.
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A.
Roman fort of Mamucium
The Roman fort of Mamucium was an ancient military stronghold that formed the original Roman settlement and strategic outpost on the site of modern-day Manchester, England.
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B.
Roman fort of Aballava
The Roman fort of Aballava was a military installation on Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, guarding a key crossing of the River Eden near present-day Burgh by Sands.
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C.
Roman fort Traiectum
Roman fort Traiectum was a Roman military fortress and frontier post located at the site of present-day Utrecht in the Netherlands.
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D.
Aalen Roman fort
Aalen Roman fort is a former Roman military camp in present-day Germany that once guarded the frontier of the Roman Empire along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes.
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E.
Colonia Iulia Equestris archaeological site
Colonia Iulia Equestris archaeological site is the remains of a Roman colony in present-day Nyon, Switzerland, showcasing ancient urban structures and artifacts from the early imperial period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legionary fortress
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Roman military camp ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| bordered | Germanic tribal territories ⓘ |
| builtUnder | Emperor Marcus Aurelius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartTime | 179 ⓘ |
| coordinateApprox | 49.0167°N 12.1000°E ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
base for Roman legions
ⓘ
border defense ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Legio III Italica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Castra Regina (Regensburg) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityWall | stone fortifications ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gates on each side
ⓘ
internal street grid ⓘ towers in the walls ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected archaeological monument ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | named after the river Regen ⓘ |
| hasShape | rectangular ground plan ⓘ |
| hasSubsequentUse | basis for medieval city walls of Regensburg ⓘ |
| inProvince | Raetia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Regensburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Danube River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Regensburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | confluence of Danube and Regen ⓘ |
| partOf | Danubian limes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Regensburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern frontier of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| remainsVisibleIn | Regensburg city center ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
military base ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century ⓘ |
| usedUntil | Late Antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Roman military camp Castra Regina Description of subject: Roman military camp Castra Regina was a major Roman fortress on the Danube that served as the military and administrative precursor to the modern city of Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany.
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