Ponte Cestio
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Ponte Cestio is an ancient Roman stone bridge in Rome that connects Tiber Island to the Trastevere district across the Tiber River.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ponte Cestio canonical | 8 |
| Pons Cestius | 2 |
| Ponte Cestio (via Tiber Island) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T610973 — 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: Ponte Cestio Context triple: [Tiber, crossedBy, Ponte Cestio]
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A.
Ponte Milvio
Ponte Milvio is an ancient Roman bridge in northern Rome, Italy, historically significant as the site of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge and now a popular pedestrian and cultural landmark.
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B.
Ponte Sisto
Ponte Sisto is a historic Renaissance pedestrian bridge in Rome that links the Trastevere district with the city center across the Tiber River.
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C.
Ponte Sant'Angelo
Ponte Sant'Angelo is a historic Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, renowned for its Baroque angel statues and its connection between the city center and Castel Sant'Angelo.
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D.
Puente de Alcántara
Puente de Alcántara is a historic Roman stone arch bridge spanning the Tagus River at Toledo, Spain, renowned for its medieval towers and role as a key entrance to the old city.
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E.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, commemorating Emperor Titus’s victory in the Jewish War and famed for its reliefs depicting the spoils from the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
- 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: Ponte Cestio Target entity description: Ponte Cestio is an ancient Roman stone bridge in Rome that connects Tiber Island to the Trastevere district across the Tiber River.
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A.
Ponte Milvio
Ponte Milvio is an ancient Roman bridge in northern Rome, Italy, historically significant as the site of the Battle of the Milvian Bridge and now a popular pedestrian and cultural landmark.
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B.
Ponte Sisto
Ponte Sisto is a historic Renaissance pedestrian bridge in Rome that links the Trastevere district with the city center across the Tiber River.
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C.
Ponte Sant'Angelo
Ponte Sant'Angelo is a historic Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, renowned for its Baroque angel statues and its connection between the city center and Castel Sant'Angelo.
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D.
Puente de Alcántara
Puente de Alcántara is a historic Roman stone arch bridge spanning the Tagus River at Toledo, Spain, renowned for its medieval towers and role as a key entrance to the old city.
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E.
Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, commemorating Emperor Titus’s victory in the Jewish War and famed for its reliefs depicting the spoils from the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman bridge
ⓘ
arch bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ stone bridge ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ponte Cestio
ⓘ
surface form:
Pons Cestius
Ponte San Bartolomeo ⓘ |
| connects |
Tiber Island
ⓘ
Trastevere ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.889°N 12.476°E ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| crosses |
Tiber
ⓘ
surface form:
Tiber River
|
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Roman engineering ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | important link between Tiber Island and Trastevere ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse | public bridge ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSpans | 3 ⓘ |
| hasOwner |
Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Rome
|
| hasPart | three arches ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | masonry arch bridge ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
foot traffic
ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ |
| hasUsage |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural heritage monument in Italy ⓘ |
| historicPeriod |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| isInDistrict |
Trastevere
ⓘ
surface form:
Trastevere district
|
| isPartOf | Rome’s historic bridge network ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ Tiber Island area ⓘ historic center of Rome ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lucius Cestius ⓘ |
| near |
Basilica of San Bartolomeo all’Isola
ⓘ
Ponte Fabricio ⓘ |
| originalConstructionEnd | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| originalConstructionStart | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| partOf | bridges over the Tiber in Rome ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn |
19th century
ⓘ
4th century AD ⓘ |
| riverBankConnection |
Tiber Island
ⓘ
left bank of the Tiber ⓘ |
| significance | one of the oldest bridges in Rome still in use ⓘ |
| wasModified | to improve navigation on the Tiber ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ponte Cestio Description of subject: Ponte Cestio is an ancient Roman stone bridge in Rome that connects Tiber Island to the Trastevere district across the Tiber River.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pons Cestius
this entity surface form:
Ponte Cestio (via Tiber Island)
this entity surface form:
Pons Cestius