Porta Maggiore
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Porta Maggiore is a monumental ancient Roman gate in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, notable for incorporating two major aqueducts and serving as a key entrance on the city’s eastern side.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porta Maggiore canonical | 8 |
| Porta Maggiore (area) | 1 |
| Porta Maggiore aqueduct junction | 1 |
| Porta Maggiore in Rome | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6604318 — 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: Porta Maggiore Context triple: [Esquilino Hill, contains, Porta Maggiore]
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A.
Porta Giuliana
Porta Giuliana is the historic Venetian-era city gate in Nicosia, Cyprus, more commonly known as the Famagusta Gate.
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B.
Porta Romana
Porta Romana is a historic city gate in Viterbo, Italy, serving as one of the traditional entrances through the town’s medieval walls.
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C.
Porta Fontinalis
Porta Fontinalis was an ancient gate in the Servian Wall of Rome, located near the Capitoline Hill and serving as an important northern exit from the city.
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D.
Porta Asinaria
Porta Asinaria is an ancient gate in Rome’s Aurelian Walls, notable for its well-preserved medieval structure and historical role as a principal southern entrance to the city.
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E.
Porta San Giovanni
Porta San Giovanni is a monumental gate in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, serving as a historic entrance to the city near the Basilica of St. John Lateran.
- 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: Porta Maggiore Target entity description: Porta Maggiore is a monumental ancient Roman gate in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, notable for incorporating two major aqueducts and serving as a key entrance on the city’s eastern side.
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A.
Porta Giuliana
Porta Giuliana is the historic Venetian-era city gate in Nicosia, Cyprus, more commonly known as the Famagusta Gate.
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B.
Porta Romana
Porta Romana is a historic city gate in Viterbo, Italy, serving as one of the traditional entrances through the town’s medieval walls.
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C.
Porta Fontinalis
Porta Fontinalis was an ancient gate in the Servian Wall of Rome, located near the Capitoline Hill and serving as an important northern exit from the city.
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D.
Porta Asinaria
Porta Asinaria is an ancient gate in Rome’s Aurelian Walls, notable for its well-preserved medieval structure and historical role as a principal southern entrance to the city.
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E.
Porta San Giovanni
Porta San Giovanni is a monumental gate in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, serving as a historic entrance to the city near the Basilica of St. John Lateran.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman city gate
ⓘ
monumental gate ⓘ |
| aqueductCarried |
water from the Anio valley
ⓘ
water from the upper Anio valley (Anio Novus) ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | ancient Roman architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Emperor Claudius
ⓘ
linked to:
Claudius
Emperor Titus ⓘ Emperor Vespasian ⓘ
linked to:
Vespasian
|
| builtAs | double-arched structure ⓘ |
| builtFor | Roman aqueduct system ⓘ |
| city | Rome ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
Via Labicana
ⓘ
Via Praenestina ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic monument
ⓘ
traffic junction ⓘ |
| function |
aqueduct support
ⓘ
city gate ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | preserved ruin ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
attic carrying aqueduct channels
ⓘ
two large arches ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
inscription of Emperor Claudius
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inscription of Emperor Titus ⓘ inscription of Emperor Vespasian ⓘ |
| hasStructuralRole | support for aqueduct arches ⓘ |
| hasType |
aqueduct gate
ⓘ
city gate ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the historic centre of Rome ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| incorporates |
Anio Novus
ⓘ
Aqua Claudia ⓘ |
| isPartOf | ancient Roman infrastructure of Rome ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern side of Rome ⓘ |
| location |
Italy
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| materialUsed | travertine ⓘ |
| near |
Porta Maggiore railway station
ⓘ
Tomb of the Baker (Tomb of Eurysaces) ⓘ
linked to:
Tomb of Eurysaces the Baker
intersection of several tram lines in Rome ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aurelian Walls
ⓘ
linked to:
Aurelian Walls at Porta San Paolo
|
| significance |
important junction of ancient roads and aqueducts
ⓘ
major entrance to Rome on the eastern side ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | modern traffic square of Porta Maggiore ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor | entrance to Rome from the east ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Rome tram network ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Porta Maggiore Description of subject: Porta Maggiore is a monumental ancient Roman gate in the Aurelian Walls of Rome, notable for incorporating two major aqueducts and serving as a key entrance on the city’s eastern side.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Porta Maggiore
linked to: Porta Maggiore
linked to: Porta Maggiore