Ostian Road
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Ostian Road is the English name for the ancient Roman Via Ostiense, the major route connecting Rome to its port city of Ostia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ostian Road canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5682918 — 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: Ostian Road Context triple: [Via Ostiense, hasNameMeaning, Ostian Road]
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A.
Swede Road
Swede Road is the English translation of "Sveavägen," a major thoroughfare in central Stockholm, Sweden.
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B.
Merrick Road
Merrick Road is a major east–west thoroughfare on Long Island that runs through numerous South Shore communities, including Rockville Centre, serving as a key local commercial and commuter route.
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C.
Lankershim Boulevard
Lankershim Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, running through communities such as North Hollywood and Universal City.
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D.
Warden Avenue
Warden Avenue is a major north–south arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, running through several residential and commercial neighbourhoods in the city and its eastern suburbs.
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E.
Westwood Boulevard
Westwood Boulevard is a primary north–south thoroughfare in Los Angeles’ Westwood neighborhood, connecting the UCLA area with major commercial and residential districts and linking to key city arterials.
- 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: Ostian Road Target entity description: Ostian Road is the English name for the ancient Roman Via Ostiense, the major route connecting Rome to its port city of Ostia.
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A.
Swede Road
Swede Road is the English translation of "Sveavägen," a major thoroughfare in central Stockholm, Sweden.
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B.
Merrick Road
Merrick Road is a major east–west thoroughfare on Long Island that runs through numerous South Shore communities, including Rockville Centre, serving as a key local commercial and commuter route.
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C.
Lankershim Boulevard
Lankershim Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, running through communities such as North Hollywood and Universal City.
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D.
Warden Avenue
Warden Avenue is a major north–south arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, running through several residential and commercial neighbourhoods in the city and its eastern suburbs.
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E.
Westwood Boulevard
Westwood Boulevard is a primary north–south thoroughfare in Los Angeles’ Westwood neighborhood, connecting the UCLA area with major commercial and residential districts and linking to key city arterials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman road
ⓘ
transport route ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Port of Ostia
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Ostia (Portus Traiani)
|
| connects |
Ostia
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| era |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| followsRiver |
Tiber River
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiber
|
| function | connected Rome to its port city Ostia ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Via Ostiense ⓘ |
| hasModernRemnants | yes ⓘ |
| hasOriginalName | Via Ostiense ⓘ |
| hasPortCityTerminus | Ostia ⓘ |
| hasUrbanTerminus | Rome ⓘ |
| historicalRole | facilitated movement of goods between Rome and the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman road network ⓘ |
| passesNear | Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ |
| significance | major route between Rome and the sea ⓘ |
| terminusA | Rome ⓘ |
| terminusB | Ostia ⓘ |
| transportMode | road traffic ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civilian travel
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ostian Road Description of subject: Ostian Road is the English name for the ancient Roman Via Ostiense, the major route connecting Rome to its port city of Ostia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.