Castra Regina
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Castra Regina was a major Roman military camp and later town on the Danube, located at what is now Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castra Regina canonical | 1 |
| Castra Regina (Regensburg) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10668322 — 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: Castra Regina Context triple: [Cambodunum, connectedTo, Castra Regina]
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A.
Castra Praetoria
Castra Praetoria was the fortified military camp in ancient Rome that served as the main base and headquarters of the Praetorian Guard.
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B.
Teanum Sidicinum
Teanum Sidicinum was an important ancient city in Campania, Italy, serving as the chief urban center of the Sidicini people and later becoming a notable Roman municipality.
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C.
Castrum Truentinum
Castrum Truentinum was an ancient Roman settlement on the Adriatic coast of Italy, historically serving as a strategic coastal and road junction.
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D.
Atuatuca Tungrorum
Atuatuca Tungrorum was an important Roman-era city and military center in the province of Gallia Belgica, located at the site of modern-day Tongeren in Belgium.
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E.
Timgad
Timgad was a prominent Roman colonial city in present-day Algeria, renowned for its well-preserved grid layout and extensive ruins that exemplify urban planning in Roman North Africa.
- 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: Castra Regina Target entity description: Castra Regina was a major Roman military camp and later town on the Danube, located at what is now Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany.
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A.
Castra Praetoria
Castra Praetoria was the fortified military camp in ancient Rome that served as the main base and headquarters of the Praetorian Guard.
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B.
Teanum Sidicinum
Teanum Sidicinum was an important ancient city in Campania, Italy, serving as the chief urban center of the Sidicini people and later becoming a notable Roman municipality.
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C.
Castrum Truentinum
Castrum Truentinum was an ancient Roman settlement on the Adriatic coast of Italy, historically serving as a strategic coastal and road junction.
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D.
Atuatuca Tungrorum
Atuatuca Tungrorum was an important Roman-era city and military center in the province of Gallia Belgica, located at the site of modern-day Tongeren in Belgium.
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E.
Timgad
Timgad was a prominent Roman colonial city in present-day Algeria, renowned for its well-preserved grid layout and extensive ruins that exemplify urban planning in Roman North Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military camp
ⓘ
Roman town ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | military-administrative center in Raetia ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSiteIn | Regensburg ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod |
Roman Imperial period
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Empire
|
| culture | Ancient Roman culture ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| currentMunicipality | Regensburg ⓘ |
| currentState |
Free State of Bavaria
ⓘ
linked to:
Bavaria
|
| foundedBy |
Emperor Marcus Aurelius
ⓘ
linked to:
Marcus Aurelius
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 2nd century ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 179 ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Legio III Italica ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
building foundations
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ gate structures ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveStructure |
gates
ⓘ
stone walls ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasGate | Porta Praetoria ⓘ |
| hasLatinNameMeaning | Camp on the Regen ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Regensburg ⓘ province of Raetia ⓘ
linked to:
Roman province of Raetia
|
| locatedOn |
Danube River
ⓘ
linked to:
Danube
|
| modernSuccessor |
City of Regensburg
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial City of Regensburg
|
| namedAfter | River Regen ⓘ |
| near | confluence of Danube and Regen ⓘ |
| originalFunction | legionary fortress ⓘ |
| partOf |
Danube frontier
ⓘ
linked to:
Danubian frontier
Roman road network in Raetia ⓘ
linked to:
Roman roads
|
| regionNow | Upper Palatinate ⓘ |
| religionPracticed | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| remainsVisibleIn |
Regensburg old town
ⓘ
linked to:
Regensburg
|
| servedAs | military base on the Danube limes ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular fort ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of Danube traffic
ⓘ
protection of Raetian frontier ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | civilian town ⓘ |
| usedUntilCentury | late antiquity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Castra Regina Description of subject: Castra Regina was a major Roman military camp and later town on the Danube, located at what is now Regensburg in Bavaria, Germany.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Roman military camp Castra Regina
linked to: Castra Regina