Augusta Emerita
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Augusta Emerita was a prominent Roman colonial city in Hispania, founded for veteran soldiers and later becoming the capital of the province of Lusitania, whose extensive ruins now form part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emerita Augusta | 5 |
| Augusta Emerita canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9178815 — 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: Augusta Emerita Context triple: [Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida, originalName, Augusta Emerita]
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A.
Augusta of the Roman Empire
Augusta of the Roman Empire was the prestigious imperial title granted to empresses, signifying their elevated status and influence within the Roman imperial family and court.
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B.
Cornelia Salonina
Cornelia Salonina was a 3rd-century Roman empress, wife of Emperor Gallienus, known from coins and inscriptions but with few securely documented details of her life.
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C.
Antonia Augusta
Antonia Augusta, better known as Antonia Minor, was a prominent Roman noblewoman of the early Imperial period, daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor and mother of Emperor Claudius.
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D.
Julia Augusta
Julia Augusta is the honorific name given to Livia Drusilla, the influential wife of Emperor Augustus and a powerful matriarch of the early Roman Empire.
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E.
Ilici Augusta
Ilici Augusta was the Roman municipium that served as the ancient urban predecessor of modern-day Elche in southeastern Spain.
- 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: Augusta Emerita Target entity description: Augusta Emerita was a prominent Roman colonial city in Hispania, founded for veteran soldiers and later becoming the capital of the province of Lusitania, whose extensive ruins now form part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida.
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A.
Augusta of the Roman Empire
Augusta of the Roman Empire was the prestigious imperial title granted to empresses, signifying their elevated status and influence within the Roman imperial family and court.
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B.
Cornelia Salonina
Cornelia Salonina was a 3rd-century Roman empress, wife of Emperor Gallienus, known from coins and inscriptions but with few securely documented details of her life.
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C.
Antonia Augusta
Antonia Augusta, better known as Antonia Minor, was a prominent Roman noblewoman of the early Imperial period, daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor and mother of Emperor Claudius.
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D.
Julia Augusta
Julia Augusta is the honorific name given to Livia Drusilla, the influential wife of Emperor Augustus and a powerful matriarch of the early Roman Empire.
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E.
Ilici Augusta
Ilici Augusta was the Roman municipium that served as the ancient urban predecessor of modern-day Elche in southeastern Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman colony
ⓘ
ancient Roman city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemains |
domestic architecture
ⓘ
infrastructure works ⓘ public buildings ⓘ |
| associatedWith | National Museum of Roman Art (Mérida) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf | province of Lusitania ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Guadiana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAroundYear | 25 BC ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Emperor Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedFor |
Legio V Alaudae veterans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legio X Gemina veterans NERFINISHED ⓘ emeriti of the legions ⓘ veteran soldiers ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| function |
administrative capital
ⓘ
commercial center ⓘ military colony ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman municipal institutions ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | colonia ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Alcazaba of Mérida foundations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Mithraeum (Mérida) NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman amphitheatre of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman bridge over the Guadiana ⓘ Roman circus of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman forum of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman theatre of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Diana (Mérida) NERFINISHED ⓘ aqueduct of Los Milagros NERFINISHED ⓘ aqueduct of San Lázaro NERFINISHED ⓘ provincial forum of Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hispania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
province of Lusitania ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Extremadura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernNameDerivedFrom | Mérida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman road network in Hispania ⓘ |
| preservedAs | open-air archaeological museum ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| significance | major urban center of Roman Lusitania ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1993 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Augusta Emerita Description of subject: Augusta Emerita was a prominent Roman colonial city in Hispania, founded for veteran soldiers and later becoming the capital of the province of Lusitania, whose extensive ruins now form part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Emerita Augusta
this entity surface form:
Emerita Augusta
this entity surface form:
Emerita Augusta