Chester Roman Amphitheatre
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Chester Roman Amphitheatre is a large, oval-shaped Roman military amphitheatre in Chester, England, notable as the largest known stone-built amphitheatre in Britain and a key archaeological site illustrating the city’s Roman past.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chester Roman Amphitheatre canonical | 2 |
| Roman amphitheatre (Chester) | 1 |
| Roman amphitheatre in Chester | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7027712 — 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: Chester Roman Amphitheatre Context triple: [Deva, hasArchaeologicalSite, Chester Roman Amphitheatre]
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Roman amphitheatre of Londinium
The Roman amphitheatre of Londinium was an ancient Roman arena in London used for public spectacles such as gladiatorial combat and other entertainments during the Roman occupation of Britain.
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B.
Chesters Roman Fort
Chesters Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman cavalry fort and museum site in Northumberland, England, notable for its extensive remains and artifacts from the Roman frontier.
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C.
Corinium Museum
Corinium Museum is a museum in Cirencester, England, renowned for its extensive collection of Roman-era artifacts from the ancient town of Corinium Dobunnorum.
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D.
Lydney Park Roman temple
Lydney Park Roman temple is a Romano-British religious complex in Gloucestershire, England, best known for its temple dedicated to the god Nodens and its rich archaeological finds.
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E.
Roman Theatre of Verulamium
The Roman Theatre of Verulamium is a partially reconstructed open-air Roman theatre and archaeological site in St Albans, England, notable as one of the few visible remains of the ancient town of Verulamium.
- 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: Chester Roman Amphitheatre Target entity description: Chester Roman Amphitheatre is a large, oval-shaped Roman military amphitheatre in Chester, England, notable as the largest known stone-built amphitheatre in Britain and a key archaeological site illustrating the city’s Roman past.
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A.
Roman amphitheatre of Londinium
The Roman amphitheatre of Londinium was an ancient Roman arena in London used for public spectacles such as gladiatorial combat and other entertainments during the Roman occupation of Britain.
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B.
Chesters Roman Fort
Chesters Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman cavalry fort and museum site in Northumberland, England, notable for its extensive remains and artifacts from the Roman frontier.
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C.
Corinium Museum
Corinium Museum is a museum in Cirencester, England, renowned for its extensive collection of Roman-era artifacts from the ancient town of Corinium Dobunnorum.
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D.
Lydney Park Roman temple
Lydney Park Roman temple is a Romano-British religious complex in Gloucestershire, England, best known for its temple dedicated to the god Nodens and its rich archaeological finds.
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E.
Roman Theatre of Verulamium
The Roman Theatre of Verulamium is a partially reconstructed open-air Roman theatre and archaeological site in St Albans, England, notable as one of the few visible remains of the ancient town of Verulamium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman amphitheatre
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archaeological site ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| builtFor | Legio XX Valeria Victrix ⓘ |
| capacity | up to 7,000 spectators ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 53.188°N 2.887°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
educational site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| diameter |
about 87.2 metres (north–south)
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about 95.7 metres (east–west) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | W. J. Williams ⓘ |
| era | Roman Britain ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Grosvenor Museum archaeologists ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStreet |
Little St John Street
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Souters Lane ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arena
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entrance passageways ⓘ perimeter wall ⓘ terraced seating ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
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Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| inception | 2nd century ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Cheshire West and Chester ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chester city walls
ⓘ
River Dee ⓘ St John the Baptist’s Church, Chester ⓘ
linked to:
St John the Baptist's Church, Chester
|
| location |
Cheshire
ⓘ
Chester ⓘ England ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| occupant | Roman military ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | English Heritage ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Cheshire West and Chester Council
ⓘ
linked to:
Cheshire West and Chester
|
| partOf |
Roman fortress of Deva Victrix
ⓘ
linked to:
fortress of Deva Victrix
|
| shape | oval ⓘ |
| significance |
key site for understanding Roman Chester
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largest known stone-built Roman amphitheatre in Britain ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
excavations in the early 2000s
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major excavations in the 1960s ⓘ rediscovery in the 1920s ⓘ |
| use |
gladiatorial games
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military training ⓘ public entertainment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chester Roman Amphitheatre Description of subject: Chester Roman Amphitheatre is a large, oval-shaped Roman military amphitheatre in Chester, England, notable as the largest known stone-built amphitheatre in Britain and a key archaeological site illustrating the city’s Roman past.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Chester Roman Amphitheatre
linked to: Chester Roman Amphitheatre