Roman province of Aquitania
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The Roman province of Aquitania was an administrative region of the Roman Empire in southwestern Gaul, encompassing much of modern-day southwestern France and serving as an important political and economic center.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman province of Aquitania canonical | 2 |
| Aquitania (Late Roman province) | 1 |
| Roman province of Aquitania (approximate historical region) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9978000 — 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 province of Aquitania Context triple: [Arverni, successorTerritory, Roman province of Aquitania]
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Roman province of Gallia Treverorum
The Roman province of Gallia Treverorum was an administrative region of the Roman Empire in what is now western Germany and surrounding areas, centered on the important city of Trier (Augusta Treverorum).
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B.
Roman province of Gallia
The Roman province of Gallia was an imperial territory encompassing much of modern-day France and neighboring regions, serving as a crucial military, economic, and cultural frontier of the Roman Empire.
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Roman province of Gallia Belgica
The Roman province of Gallia Belgica was an imperial territory in northeastern Gaul that encompassed parts of modern Belgium, Luxembourg, northeastern France, western Germany, and the southern Netherlands, serving as a key military and administrative frontier region of the Roman Empire.
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D.
Roman province of Flavia Caesariensis
The Roman province of Flavia Caesariensis was an administrative region in late Roman Britain, likely located in the southeastern part of the island and named in honor of the Flavian imperial dynasty.
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E.
Roman province of Alpes Maritimae
The Roman province of Alpes Maritimae was an imperial frontier region in the southwestern Alps, established to secure key mountain passes and coastal routes between Italy and Gaul.
- 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 province of Aquitania Target entity description: The Roman province of Aquitania was an administrative region of the Roman Empire in southwestern Gaul, encompassing much of modern-day southwestern France and serving as an important political and economic center.
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A.
Roman province of Gallia Treverorum
The Roman province of Gallia Treverorum was an administrative region of the Roman Empire in what is now western Germany and surrounding areas, centered on the important city of Trier (Augusta Treverorum).
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B.
Roman province of Gallia
The Roman province of Gallia was an imperial territory encompassing much of modern-day France and neighboring regions, serving as a crucial military, economic, and cultural frontier of the Roman Empire.
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C.
Roman province of Gallia Belgica
The Roman province of Gallia Belgica was an imperial territory in northeastern Gaul that encompassed parts of modern Belgium, Luxembourg, northeastern France, western Germany, and the southern Netherlands, serving as a key military and administrative frontier region of the Roman Empire.
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D.
Roman province of Flavia Caesariensis
The Roman province of Flavia Caesariensis was an administrative region in late Roman Britain, likely located in the southeastern part of the island and named in honor of the Flavian imperial dynasty.
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E.
Roman province of Alpes Maritimae
The Roman province of Alpes Maritimae was an imperial frontier region in the southwestern Alps, established to secure key mountain passes and coastal routes between Italy and Gaul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Roman province ⓘ |
| administrativeReform | Diocletianic reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman province of Lugdunensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman province of Narbonensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Bordeaux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burdigala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| createdUnder | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency |
Roman denarius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman sestertius ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
trade ⓘ viticulture ⓘ |
| established | late 1st century BC ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
Aquitani
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gauls NERFINISHED ⓘ Romans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman governor ⓘ |
| governorRank |
consularis
ⓘ
praeses ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Atlantic trade routes
ⓘ
wine production ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Romanization of Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Gaulish
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
modern-day southwestern France
ⓘ
southwestern Gaul ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Augustoritum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burdigala NERFINISHED ⓘ Limonum NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediolanum Santonum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryPresence | Roman legions ⓘ |
| modernLocationIncludes |
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of Occitanie ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Aquitania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gaul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman polytheism
ⓘ
local Celtic cults ⓘ |
| subdividedInto |
Aquitania Prima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aquitania Secunda NERFINISHED ⓘ Novempopulania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Imperial period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman province of Aquitania Description of subject: The Roman province of Aquitania was an administrative region of the Roman Empire in southwestern Gaul, encompassing much of modern-day southwestern France and serving as an important political and economic center.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Roman province of Aquitania (approximate historical region)
this entity surface form:
Aquitania (Late Roman province)