Temple of Augustus in Barcino
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The Temple of Augustus in Barcino was a Roman temple dedicated to Emperor Augustus in ancient Barcelona, of which a few well-preserved columns still survive in the city’s Gothic Quarter.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Augustus (Barcelona) | 1 |
| Temple of Augustus in Barcino canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10645479 — 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: Temple of Augustus in Barcino Context triple: [Temple of Augustus columns, partOf, Temple of Augustus in Barcino]
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A.
Temple of Augustus
The Temple of Augustus is a well-preserved Roman temple in Pula, Croatia, dedicated to the first Roman emperor and notable for its classical architecture.
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Temple of Augustus
The Temple of Augustus is a Roman-era sanctuary on the island of Philae in Egypt, dedicated to Emperor Augustus and notable for blending Pharaonic and Greco-Roman architectural elements.
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C.
Roman forum of Augusta Emerita
The Roman forum of Augusta Emerita is the central public square and monumental civic complex of the ancient Roman city of Mérida (Augusta Emerita) in Spain, featuring temples, arches, and administrative buildings.
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D.
Roman circus of Mérida
The Roman circus of Mérida is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium in Mérida, Spain, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of its kind in the former Roman Empire.
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E.
Temple of the Deified Augustus
The Temple of the Deified Augustus was an ancient Roman temple in the Forum dedicated to the worship of the emperor Augustus after his death and deification.
- 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: Temple of Augustus in Barcino Target entity description: The Temple of Augustus in Barcino was a Roman temple dedicated to Emperor Augustus in ancient Barcelona, of which a few well-preserved columns still survive in the city’s Gothic Quarter.
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A.
Temple of Augustus
The Temple of Augustus is a well-preserved Roman temple in Pula, Croatia, dedicated to the first Roman emperor and notable for its classical architecture.
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B.
Temple of Augustus
The Temple of Augustus is a Roman-era sanctuary on the island of Philae in Egypt, dedicated to Emperor Augustus and notable for blending Pharaonic and Greco-Roman architectural elements.
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C.
Roman forum of Augusta Emerita
The Roman forum of Augusta Emerita is the central public square and monumental civic complex of the ancient Roman city of Mérida (Augusta Emerita) in Spain, featuring temples, arches, and administrative buildings.
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D.
Roman circus of Mérida
The Roman circus of Mérida is an ancient Roman chariot-racing stadium in Mérida, Spain, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of its kind in the former Roman Empire.
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E.
Temple of the Deified Augustus
The Temple of the Deified Augustus was an ancient Roman temple in the Forum dedicated to the worship of the emperor Augustus after his death and deification.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionCentury |
1st century AD
ⓘ
1st century BC ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| associatedEmperor | Augustus ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman forum of Barcino ⓘ |
| builtFor | Roman colonists of Barcino ⓘ |
| category | Ancient Roman temple in Spain ⓘ |
| cityServed | Roman colony of Barcino ⓘ |
| columnOrder | Corinthian order ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important example of Roman architecture in Barcelona ⓘ |
| currentRemains |
four standing columns
ⓘ
section of architrave ⓘ section of podium base ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Emperor Augustus
ⓘ
linked to:
Augustus
|
| dedicationType | imperial cult ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Corinthian columns
ⓘ
cellar remains ⓘ podium (now lost or not visible) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected cultural property ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| integratedInto | medieval and later buildings ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalInscriptions | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedAtAddress | Carrer del Paradís, Barcelona ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Barcino ⓘ Catalonia ⓘ Gothic Quarter of Barcelona ⓘ
linked to:
Gothic Quarter
Spain ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| municipality | Barcelona ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Augustus ⓘ |
| numberOfSurvivingColumns | 4 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction | imperial cult temple ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman remains of Barcelona
ⓘ
linked to:
Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona
|
| presentUse | monument and historical exhibit ⓘ |
| reconstruction | columns re-erected in situ ⓘ |
| region | Catalonia ⓘ |
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| situatedNear |
Plaça de Sant Jaume, Barcelona
ⓘ
linked to:
Plaça Sant Jaume
|
| survivingColumnsHeight | approximately 9 meters ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | interior courtyard at Carrer del Paradís 10 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temple of Augustus in Barcino Description of subject: The Temple of Augustus in Barcino was a Roman temple dedicated to Emperor Augustus in ancient Barcelona, of which a few well-preserved columns still survive in the city’s Gothic Quarter.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Temple of Augustus in Barcino