Seleucia in Isauria
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Seleucia in Isauria was an ancient city in the Roman province of Isauria in Asia Minor, notable as an early Christian center and the site of important ecclesiastical councils.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Seleucia in Isauria canonical | 2 |
| Seleucia Theme | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10335333 — 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: Seleucia in Isauria Context triple: [Council of Seleucia, location, Seleucia in Isauria]
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A.
Seleucia Pieria
Seleucia Pieria was an important ancient port city near the mouth of the Orontes River that served as the harbor of Antioch and a key maritime and military hub in the eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Seleucia
Seleucia was an important ancient town in the region of Gaulanitis, in the broader area of the Hellenistic and Roman Near East.
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C.
Seleucia on the Calycadnus
Seleucia on the Calycadnus was an important ancient city in Cilicia (in modern-day southern Turkey), serving as a regional center and later a significant Roman and Byzantine stronghold.
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D.
Stratonicea
Stratonicea was an important Hellenistic city in ancient Caria, known for its impressive urban layout and later Roman-era developments in what is now southwestern Turkey.
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E.
Seleucia-on-the-Tigris
Seleucia-on-the-Tigris was a major ancient Mesopotamian city and commercial hub on the Tigris River that served as a key political and cultural center in the Hellenistic and Parthian periods.
- 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: Seleucia in Isauria Target entity description: Seleucia in Isauria was an ancient city in the Roman province of Isauria in Asia Minor, notable as an early Christian center and the site of important ecclesiastical councils.
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A.
Seleucia Pieria
Seleucia Pieria was an important ancient port city near the mouth of the Orontes River that served as the harbor of Antioch and a key maritime and military hub in the eastern Mediterranean.
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B.
Seleucia
Seleucia was an important ancient town in the region of Gaulanitis, in the broader area of the Hellenistic and Roman Near East.
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C.
Seleucia on the Calycadnus
Seleucia on the Calycadnus was an important ancient city in Cilicia (in modern-day southern Turkey), serving as a regional center and later a significant Roman and Byzantine stronghold.
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D.
Stratonicea
Stratonicea was an important Hellenistic city in ancient Caria, known for its impressive urban layout and later Roman-era developments in what is now southwestern Turkey.
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E.
Seleucia-on-the-Tigris
Seleucia-on-the-Tigris was a major ancient Mesopotamian city and commercial hub on the Tigris River that served as a key political and cultural center in the Hellenistic and Parthian periods.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ former populated place ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Seleucia ad Calycadnum
ⓘ
Seleukeia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arianism
ⓘ
Nicene Christianity ⓘ |
| councilHeldIn |
Arian controversy councils
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linked to:
Arian controversy
Council of Seleucia of 359 ⓘ
linked to:
Council of Seleucia
|
| currentStatus |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
ruined city ⓘ |
| declinedInPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| hadBishop |
Theodotus of Seleucia
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other late antique bishops ⓘ |
| hasType |
Byzantine city
ⓘ
Roman city ⓘ ancient Greek city ⓘ coastal settlement ⓘ |
| hosted |
ecclesiastical councils
ⓘ
regional church synods ⓘ |
| languageUsedHistorically |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ Cilicia Trachea ⓘ Isauria ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Calycadnus River
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Seleucus I Nicator ⓘ |
| nearbySanctuaryOf | Saint Thecla ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman province of Cilicia
ⓘ
Roman province of Isauria ⓘ |
| pilgrimageSiteFor | early Christians ⓘ |
| religionPracticedHistorically |
Christianity
ⓘ
Greco-Roman paganism ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
early Christian center
ⓘ
episcopal see ⓘ metropolitan see ⓘ |
| servedAs |
commercial center
ⓘ
fortified city ⓘ port city ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Isaurian hinterland
ⓘ
maritime trade route node ⓘ |
| timeOfFlourishing |
early Byzantine period
ⓘ
late Roman period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seleucia in Isauria Description of subject: Seleucia in Isauria was an ancient city in the Roman province of Isauria in Asia Minor, notable as an early Christian center and the site of important ecclesiastical councils.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Seleucia in Isauria