Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere
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The Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere is an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the god Mithras, renowned for its well-preserved frescoes and significance in the study of mystery cults in the Roman Empire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mithraeum of Capua | 1 |
| Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9335896 — 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: Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere Context triple: [Santa Maria Capua Vetere, hasSite, Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere]
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A.
Cathedral of Tarquinia
The Cathedral of Tarquinia is a historic Roman Catholic church in the town of Tarquinia, Italy, notable for its medieval origins and role as the principal religious building of the city.
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B.
Lupanar of Pompeii
The Lupanar of Pompeii is the best-known ancient Roman brothel in the ruined city, famous for its small stone cubicles and explicit erotic frescoes that offer insight into everyday life and sexuality in Pompeii.
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C.
La Villa-Basílica
La Villa-Basílica is a Mexico City Metro station that serves the area near the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage sites in Mexico.
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D.
Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus
The Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus is a medieval Romanesque-Gothic church in Carcassonne, France, renowned for its intricate stonework and exceptional stained-glass windows.
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E.
Basilica Sempronia
Basilica Sempronia was an ancient Roman basilica in the Forum Romanum, built in the 2nd century BCE and later demolished to make way for the larger and more famous Basilica Julia.
- 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: Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere Target entity description: The Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere is an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the god Mithras, renowned for its well-preserved frescoes and significance in the study of mystery cults in the Roman Empire.
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A.
Cathedral of Tarquinia
The Cathedral of Tarquinia is a historic Roman Catholic church in the town of Tarquinia, Italy, notable for its medieval origins and role as the principal religious building of the city.
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B.
Lupanar of Pompeii
The Lupanar of Pompeii is the best-known ancient Roman brothel in the ruined city, famous for its small stone cubicles and explicit erotic frescoes that offer insight into everyday life and sexuality in Pompeii.
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C.
La Villa-Basílica
La Villa-Basílica is a Mexico City Metro station that serves the area near the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the most important Catholic pilgrimage sites in Mexico.
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D.
Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus
The Basilica of Saints Nazarius and Celsus is a medieval Romanesque-Gothic church in Carcassonne, France, renowned for its intricate stonework and exceptional stained-glass windows.
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E.
Basilica Sempronia
Basilica Sempronia was an ancient Roman basilica in the Forum Romanum, built in the 2nd century BCE and later demolished to make way for the larger and more famous Basilica Julia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mithraeum
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ancient Roman sanctuary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman cult architecture
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Roman mystery religions ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Greco-Roman religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mithras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | open to visitors ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Roman wall painting ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
Mithraic torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mithras slaying the bull (tauroctony) NERFINISHED ⓘ zodiacal and astral symbols ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cult niche for Mithras
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painted wall decoration ⓘ subterranean sanctuary ⓘ well-preserved frescoes ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | underground chamber aligned for ritual use ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Mithraism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeating | lateral benches for initiates ⓘ |
| hasType |
archaeological site
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological heritage of Italy ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campania
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Santa Maria Capua Vetere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
painted plaster ⓘ |
| near | ancient Capua ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| researchField |
classical archaeology
ⓘ
history of religions ⓘ |
| ritualFunction |
communal cult meals
ⓘ
initiation ceremonies ⓘ |
| significance |
important for the study of Mithraism
ⓘ
important for the study of mystery cults in the Roman Empire ⓘ one of the best-preserved mithraea in Italy ⓘ |
| usedFor | mystery cult rituals ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | tourist site in Campania ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere Description of subject: The Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere is an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the god Mithras, renowned for its well-preserved frescoes and significance in the study of mystery cults in the Roman Empire.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Mithraeum of Capua