Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum
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The Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum is a late antique honorific column erected in 608 AD, notable as the last monument added to the ancient Forum and dedicated to the Byzantine emperor Phocas.
All labels observed (1)
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| Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9351469 — 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: Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum Context triple: [Phocas, imageDepicts, Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum]
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Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome
The Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome is a monumental Roman victory column, richly carved with spiral reliefs commemorating Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns along the Danube frontier.
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Rostra of the Roman Forum
The Rostra of the Roman Forum was the principal public speaking platform in ancient Rome, from which magistrates and orators addressed the assembled populace.
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C.
View of the Forum in Rome
View of the Forum in Rome is a 19th-century landscape painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot depicting the ancient Roman Forum with his characteristic atmospheric realism.
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Column of Antoninus Pius
The Column of Antoninus Pius is a Roman monumental column erected in the 2nd century AD to commemorate the deified emperor Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina, notable for its elaborate base reliefs depicting their apotheosis.
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Aurelian Column
The Aurelian Column is a Roman victory column in Rome, Italy, erected to commemorate Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns, notable for its spiral reliefs depicting scenes of war.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum Target entity description: The Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum is a late antique honorific column erected in 608 AD, notable as the last monument added to the ancient Forum and dedicated to the Byzantine emperor Phocas.
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A.
Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome
The Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome is a monumental Roman victory column, richly carved with spiral reliefs commemorating Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns along the Danube frontier.
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B.
Rostra of the Roman Forum
The Rostra of the Roman Forum was the principal public speaking platform in ancient Rome, from which magistrates and orators addressed the assembled populace.
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C.
View of the Forum in Rome
View of the Forum in Rome is a 19th-century landscape painting by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot depicting the ancient Roman Forum with his characteristic atmospheric realism.
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D.
Column of Antoninus Pius
The Column of Antoninus Pius is a Roman monumental column erected in the 2nd century AD to commemorate the deified emperor Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina, notable for its elaborate base reliefs depicting their apotheosis.
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Aurelian Column
The Aurelian Column is a Roman victory column in Rome, Italy, erected to commemorate Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns, notable for its spiral reliefs depicting scenes of war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman monument
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ancient column ⓘ honorific column ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Corinthian order ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman columns
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Buildings and structures in the Roman Forum ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Rome ⓘ |
| completionDate | 608 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.892°N 12.485°E ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture |
Byzantine Empire
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Late Antique Roman ⓘ |
| dedicatedBy |
Smargadus, exarch of Ravenna
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linked to:
Exarch Smaragdus of Ravenna
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| dedicatedTo |
Phocas
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linked to:
Emperor Phocas
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| dedicationDate | 608 ⓘ |
| elevationAboveGround | approximately 13.6 metres ⓘ |
| era | early 7th century ⓘ |
| hasInscription | dedicatory inscription to emperor Phocas ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Corinthian capital
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base ⓘ column shaft ⓘ pedestal ⓘ |
| height | approximately 13.6 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
World Heritage Site component
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part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Rome" ⓘ |
| honours |
Byzantine emperor Phocas
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linked to:
Emperor Phocas
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| inception | 608 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
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Roman Forum ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Arch of Septimius Severus
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Rostra ⓘ Via Sacra ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Forum archaeological area
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linked to:
Roman Forum
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| reusedElement | earlier Roman column shaft ⓘ |
| significance | marks the end of monumental building activity in the Forum Romanum ⓘ |
| significantEvent | last monument erected in the ancient Roman Forum ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Byzantine rule in Rome ⓘ |
| subjectOf | archaeological studies of the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use | imperial commemoration ⓘ |
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Subject: Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum Description of subject: The Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum is a late antique honorific column erected in 608 AD, notable as the last monument added to the ancient Forum and dedicated to the Byzantine emperor Phocas.
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subject linked to:
Emperor Phocas