ancient city of Contrebia Belaisca
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The ancient city of Contrebia Belaisca was a Celtiberian settlement in northeastern Spain, best known as the findspot of the important Botorrita bronze inscriptions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ancient city of Contrebia Belaisca canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7198661 — 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: ancient city of Contrebia Belaisca Context triple: [Botorrita inscriptions, associatedWith, ancient city of Contrebia Belaisca]
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A.
ancient city of Kirrha
The ancient city of Kirrha was a significant port of Phocis in central Greece, serving as the harbor of Delphi and a key hub for pilgrims and trade in antiquity.
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B.
city of Thugga
The city of Thugga (Dougga) is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman and pre-Roman archaeological site in modern-day Tunisia, renowned for its monumental ruins and UNESCO World Heritage status.
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C.
Scythian Neapolis
Scythian Neapolis was an ancient fortified city and political center of the Scythians located near present-day Simferopol in Crimea.
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D.
Hierapolis
Hierapolis was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Phrygia (modern-day Turkey), known for its hot springs and as an early center of Christianity.
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E.
Panticapaeum
Panticapaeum was an important ancient Greek city and trading center on the Cimmerian Bosporus, located where the modern city of Kerch in Crimea now stands.
- 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: ancient city of Contrebia Belaisca Target entity description: The ancient city of Contrebia Belaisca was a Celtiberian settlement in northeastern Spain, best known as the findspot of the important Botorrita bronze inscriptions.
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A.
ancient city of Kirrha
The ancient city of Kirrha was a significant port of Phocis in central Greece, serving as the harbor of Delphi and a key hub for pilgrims and trade in antiquity.
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B.
city of Thugga
The city of Thugga (Dougga) is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman and pre-Roman archaeological site in modern-day Tunisia, renowned for its monumental ruins and UNESCO World Heritage status.
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C.
Scythian Neapolis
Scythian Neapolis was an ancient fortified city and political center of the Scythians located near present-day Simferopol in Crimea.
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D.
Hierapolis
Hierapolis was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Phrygia (modern-day Turkey), known for its hot springs and as an early center of Christianity.
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E.
Panticapaeum
Panticapaeum was an important ancient Greek city and trading center on the Cimmerian Bosporus, located where the modern city of Kerch in Crimea now stands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtiberian settlement
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | protected heritage site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Botorrita
ⓘ
Ebro valley ⓘ
linked to:
Ebro basin
|
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culture | Celtiberian culture ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists from Spain ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Botorrita (archaeological site) ⓘ |
| hasFindspot |
Botorrita bronze I
ⓘ
linked to:
Botorrita inscriptions
Botorrita bronze II ⓘ
linked to:
Botorrita inscriptions
Botorrita bronze III ⓘ Botorrita bronze IV ⓘ
linked to:
Botorrita inscriptions
|
| hasLanguage |
Celtiberian language
ⓘ
linked to:
Celtiberian
Latin language ⓘ |
| hasNameInLatinSources |
Contrebia Belaisca
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linked to:
Marcilla
|
| hasTypeOfRemains |
domestic architecture
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fortifications ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ urban settlement remains ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Celtiberian script
ⓘ
linked to:
Paleohispanic scripts
Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| historicalPeople |
Celtiberians
ⓘ
linked to:
Celtiberia
|
| knownFor |
Botorrita bronze inscriptions
ⓘ
linked to:
Botorrita inscriptions
Celtiberian epigraphy ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aragon
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Botorrita ⓘ Spain ⓘ northeastern Spain ⓘ province of Zaragoza ⓘ
linked to:
Zaragoza province
|
| locatedOn | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| modernSiteNear | Botorrita, Zaragoza, Spain ⓘ |
| partOf | Celtiberia ⓘ |
| province | Zaragoza ⓘ |
| region | Aragon ⓘ |
| religion | Celtiberian religion ⓘ |
| significance |
important source for ancient Iberian epigraphy
ⓘ
key site for study of Celtiberian language ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age
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Roman Imperial period ⓘ Roman Republican period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ancient city of Contrebia Belaisca Description of subject: The ancient city of Contrebia Belaisca was a Celtiberian settlement in northeastern Spain, best known as the findspot of the important Botorrita bronze inscriptions.
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