Appian Aqueduct
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The Appian Aqueduct, or Aqua Appia, was ancient Rome’s earliest major aqueduct, built in the 4th century BCE to supply the city with fresh water.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Appian Aqueduct canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8621341 — 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: Appian Aqueduct Context triple: [Aqua Appia, alsoKnownAs, Appian Aqueduct]
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Valens Aqueduct
The Valens Aqueduct is a late Roman-era aqueduct in Istanbul, Turkey, that once formed a key part of the city’s water supply system and remains a prominent historic landmark.
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Buc aqueduct
The Buc aqueduct is a historic 17th-century French aqueduct near Versailles, built under Louis XIV to supply water to the palace’s elaborate fountains and gardens.
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Lune Aqueduct
Lune Aqueduct is a historic 18th-century stone aqueduct in Lancaster, England, renowned for carrying the canal high over the River Lune with a series of impressive arches.
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Aqua Virgo aqueduct
The Aqua Virgo aqueduct is an ancient Roman waterway, completed in 19 BCE under Augustus, that has long supplied water to central Rome, including the Trevi Fountain.
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Espada Aqueduct
Espada Aqueduct is a historic 18th-century stone irrigation structure in San Antonio, Texas, built by Spanish missionaries to supply water to Mission Espada and its surrounding farmlands.
- 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: Appian Aqueduct Target entity description: The Appian Aqueduct, or Aqua Appia, was ancient Rome’s earliest major aqueduct, built in the 4th century BCE to supply the city with fresh water.
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A.
Valens Aqueduct
The Valens Aqueduct is a late Roman-era aqueduct in Istanbul, Turkey, that once formed a key part of the city’s water supply system and remains a prominent historic landmark.
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B.
Buc aqueduct
The Buc aqueduct is a historic 17th-century French aqueduct near Versailles, built under Louis XIV to supply water to the palace’s elaborate fountains and gardens.
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C.
Lune Aqueduct
Lune Aqueduct is a historic 18th-century stone aqueduct in Lancaster, England, renowned for carrying the canal high over the River Lune with a series of impressive arches.
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D.
Aqua Virgo aqueduct
The Aqua Virgo aqueduct is an ancient Roman waterway, completed in 19 BCE under Augustus, that has long supplied water to central Rome, including the Trevi Fountain.
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E.
Espada Aqueduct
Espada Aqueduct is a historic 18th-century stone irrigation structure in San Antonio, Texas, built by Spanish missionaries to supply water to Mission Espada and its surrounding farmlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Roman aqueduct ⓘ |
| approximateLength |
about 11 miles
ⓘ
about 16.5 km ⓘ |
| builtDuring |
Roman Republic period
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Republic
|
| builtFor | urban population of Rome ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Appius Claudius Caecus ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| endConstruction | 312 BCE ⓘ |
| engineeringType | gravity-fed aqueduct ⓘ |
| entersCityAt |
Porta Maggiore area of Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Porta Maggiore area
|
| epoch | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| fed |
public fountains in Rome
ⓘ
some baths in Rome ⓘ |
| followedBy | Anio Vetus aqueduct ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Appian Aqueduct
ⓘ
Aqua Appia ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
sections near Porta San Sebastiano
ⓘ
subterranean channels in Rome ⓘ |
| hasType | subterranean aqueduct ⓘ |
| heritage | Roman engineering heritage ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first aqueduct built by the Romans for Rome
ⓘ
marked beginning of large-scale engineered water supply in Rome ⓘ |
| inception | 312 BCE ⓘ |
| isEarliestMajorAqueductOf | Rome ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | ancient city of Rome ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinNameMeaning | Appian water ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| managedBy | curator aquarum (water commissioner) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Appius Claudius Caecus ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Roman water supply system ⓘ |
| percentageUnderground | almost 100% ⓘ |
| positionHeldByCommissioner | censor of Rome ⓘ |
| precededBy | none (earliest major aqueduct of Rome) ⓘ |
| purpose | supply fresh water to Rome ⓘ |
| routeCharacteristic | mostly underground ⓘ |
| startConstruction | 312 BCE ⓘ |
| status | partially preserved ⓘ |
| terminus |
Forum Boarium area of Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Forum Boarium
|
| uses | continuous gradient for water flow ⓘ |
| waterSource |
springs near the Via Collatina
ⓘ
springs near the Via Praenestina ⓘ |
| waterType | fresh water ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Appian Aqueduct Description of subject: The Appian Aqueduct, or Aqua Appia, was ancient Rome’s earliest major aqueduct, built in the 4th century BCE to supply the city with fresh water.
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