Roman theatre of Brescia

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ancient Roman theatre archaeological site

The Roman theatre of Brescia is an ancient Roman performance venue in northern Italy, notable for its well-preserved ruins and role in illustrating the city’s importance in the Roman era.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Roman theater of Brescia (adjacent complex)	1
Roman theatre of Brescia canonical	1
Roman theatre of Brixia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8781421 — 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: Roman theatre of Brescia
Context triple: [Brescia, hasLandmark, Roman theatre of Brescia]

A. Roman Theatre of Aosta
The Roman Theatre of Aosta is a well-preserved ancient Roman performance venue in the Alpine city of Aosta, Italy, notable for its imposing façade and archaeological significance.
B. Roman Theatre of Verona
The Roman Theatre of Verona is an ancient open-air amphitheater built in the 1st century BC on the banks of the Adige River, renowned for its well-preserved ruins and modern theatrical performances.
C. Theatre of Marcellus, Rome
The Theatre of Marcellus in Rome is an ancient open-air Roman theatre, begun by Julius Caesar and completed by Augustus, that served as a monumental prototype for later European theatre architecture.
D. Roman theatre of Ostia
The Roman theatre of Ostia is an ancient open-air performance venue in the former port city of Rome, notable for its well-preserved semicircular seating and role in the social and cultural life of Ostia Antica.
E. Roman amphitheatre of Susa
The Roman amphitheatre of Susa is an ancient Roman arena in the town of Susa in northwestern Italy, notable for its well-preserved remains and historical significance in the Alpine region.
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: Roman theatre of Brescia
Target entity description: The Roman theatre of Brescia is an ancient Roman performance venue in northern Italy, notable for its well-preserved ruins and role in illustrating the city’s importance in the Roman era.

A. Roman Theatre of Aosta
The Roman Theatre of Aosta is a well-preserved ancient Roman performance venue in the Alpine city of Aosta, Italy, notable for its imposing façade and archaeological significance.
B. Roman Theatre of Verona
The Roman Theatre of Verona is an ancient open-air amphitheater built in the 1st century BC on the banks of the Adige River, renowned for its well-preserved ruins and modern theatrical performances.
C. Theatre of Marcellus, Rome
The Theatre of Marcellus in Rome is an ancient open-air Roman theatre, begun by Julius Caesar and completed by Augustus, that served as a monumental prototype for later European theatre architecture.
D. Roman theatre of Ostia
The Roman theatre of Ostia is an ancient open-air performance venue in the former port city of Rome, notable for its well-preserved semicircular seating and role in the social and cultural life of Ostia Antica.
E. Roman amphitheatre of Susa
The Roman amphitheatre of Susa is an ancient Roman arena in the town of Susa in northwestern Italy, notable for its well-preserved remains and historical significance in the Alpine region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman theatre ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Roman architecture ⓘ
category	Archaeological sites in Lombardy ⓘ Buildings and structures in Brescia ⓘ Roman theatres in Italy ⓘ
cityDuringRomanPeriod	Brixia ⓘ
condition	ruin ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
culture	Ancient Roman culture ⓘ
excavation	19th century archaeological excavations ⓘ 20th century archaeological excavations ⓘ
floruit	Imperial Roman period ⓘ
hasInterpretiveSignage	true ⓘ
hasPart	cavea ⓘ orchestra ⓘ scaenae frons ⓘ substructures ⓘ terraces cut into the hillside ⓘ vomitoria ⓘ
hasVisitorCentre	true ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Italian national monument ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
inception	1st century AD ⓘ
locatedIn	Brescia ⓘ Lombardy ⓘ historic centre of Brescia ⓘ northern Italy ⓘ linked to: Northern Italy
locatedNear	Capitolium of Brixia ⓘ Roman forum of Brescia ⓘ
locatedOn	slope of Cidneo Hill ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ marble decorations ⓘ stone ⓘ
notableFor	illustrating the importance of Brixia in the Roman era ⓘ well-preserved remains ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
ownedBy	Comune di Brescia ⓘ
partOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site "Longobards in Italy. Places of the Power (568–774 A.D.)" ⓘ linked to: Longobards in Italy, Places of the Power (568–774 A.D.) archaeological area of the Capitolium of Brixia ⓘ linked to: Capitolium of Brixia
restoration	20th century restoration campaigns ⓘ 21st century conservation works ⓘ
significance	evidence of urban development of Roman Brixia ⓘ example of Roman public entertainment architecture in northern Italy ⓘ
significantPeriod	Roman Empire ⓘ
tourismType	cultural tourism ⓘ
usedFor	dramatic performances ⓘ public spectacles ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brescia → hasLandmark → Roman theatre of Brescia ⓘ

Capitolium of Brixia → hasPart → Roman theater of Brescia (adjacent complex) ⓘ

linked to: Roman theatre of Brescia

Brixia → hasArchaeologicalSite → Roman theatre of Brixia ⓘ