Aurelian Walls segment near Porta Maggiore
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The Aurelian Walls segment near Porta Maggiore is a preserved stretch of ancient Roman defensive fortifications that prominently borders the Esquilino Hill area in Rome.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aurelian Walls segment near Porta Maggiore canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6604342 — 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: Aurelian Walls segment near Porta Maggiore Context triple: [Esquilino Hill, hasNotableStructure, Aurelian Walls segment near Porta Maggiore]
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A.
Aurelian Walls at Porta San Paolo
The Aurelian Walls at Porta San Paolo are a well-preserved section of Rome’s late-imperial defensive walls, incorporating one of the city’s historic southern gates near the Pyramid of Cestius.
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B.
Porta San Giovanni in the Aurelian Walls
Porta San Giovanni in the Aurelian Walls is a Renaissance-era gate built into Rome’s ancient defensive walls, serving as a major historic entrance to the city near the Lateran area.
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C.
Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina
The Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina was an ancient monumental entrance built by the Romans in the 2nd century CE as part of the city’s fortifications and street plan in what is now Jerusalem.
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D.
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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E.
Theodosian Walls
The Theodosian Walls are the massive late Roman and Byzantine defensive fortifications that protected Constantinople for over a millennium until its fall in 1453.
- 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: Aurelian Walls segment near Porta Maggiore Target entity description: The Aurelian Walls segment near Porta Maggiore is a preserved stretch of ancient Roman defensive fortifications that prominently borders the Esquilino Hill area in Rome.
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A.
Aurelian Walls at Porta San Paolo
The Aurelian Walls at Porta San Paolo are a well-preserved section of Rome’s late-imperial defensive walls, incorporating one of the city’s historic southern gates near the Pyramid of Cestius.
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B.
Porta San Giovanni in the Aurelian Walls
Porta San Giovanni in the Aurelian Walls is a Renaissance-era gate built into Rome’s ancient defensive walls, serving as a major historic entrance to the city near the Lateran area.
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C.
Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina
The Roman gate of Aelia Capitolina was an ancient monumental entrance built by the Romans in the 2nd century CE as part of the city’s fortifications and street plan in what is now Jerusalem.
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D.
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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E.
Theodosian Walls
The Theodosian Walls are the massive late Roman and Byzantine defensive fortifications that protected Constantinople for over a millennium until its fall in 1453.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman city wall segment
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | ancient Porta Maggiore gate complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | ancient Roman military architecture ⓘ |
| borders | Esquilino Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtUnder | Emperor Aurelian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
3rd-century fortifications in Italy
ⓘ
Roman walls in Rome ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| crossedBy | modern railway and road infrastructure near Porta Maggiore ⓘ |
| faces | Esquilino district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
partially preserved
ⓘ
structurally consolidated ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
towers at intervals
ⓘ
walkway on top in original design ⓘ |
| hasFunction | urban landmark ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | protected historic structure ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Porta Maggiore aqueduct junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural heritage of Rome ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterModifiedUnder |
Emperor Honorius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Probus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Comune di Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
concrete core ⓘ |
| near |
Piazza di Porta Maggiore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Porta Maggiore NERFINISHED ⓘ Via Casilina NERFINISHED ⓘ Via Prenestina NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient aqueduct arches at Porta Maggiore ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orientation | east side of ancient Rome ⓘ |
| originalHeightApprox | 8 meters to 10 meters ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aurelian Walls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archaeological heritage of Rome ⓘ fortifications of Rome ⓘ |
| surrounds | area of the ancient city of Rome ⓘ |
| thicknessApprox | 3 meters to 4 meters ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
city defense
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demarcation of city boundary ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | modern Porta Maggiore square ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Aurelian Walls segment near Porta Maggiore Description of subject: The Aurelian Walls segment near Porta Maggiore is a preserved stretch of ancient Roman defensive fortifications that prominently borders the Esquilino Hill area in Rome.
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