Perga in Pamphylia
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Perga in Pamphylia was an ancient city in southern Asia Minor, notable as a major center of Hellenistic and Roman culture and as an early stop in the apostle Paul’s travels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perga in Pamphylia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10723752 — 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: Perga in Pamphylia Context triple: [Paul and Barnabas’s first missionary journey, routeStop, Perga in Pamphylia]
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A.
Pisidia
Pisidia was an ancient rugged inland region of southwestern Anatolia, known for its fiercely independent mountain communities and later incorporation into the Roman Empire.
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B.
Phaselis
Phaselis was an ancient Greek and later Roman port city on the southern coast of Anatolia, known for its strategic maritime location and prosperous trade.
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C.
Heraclea
Heraclea was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy’s Lucania region, known for its strategic location and role in Magna Graecia.
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D.
Aspendos
Aspendos is an ancient Greco-Roman city in southern Turkey renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Roman theater.
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E.
Panormos
Panormos is a small coastal village and harbor on the Greek island of Tinos, known for its traditional Cycladic architecture and seaside tavernas.
- 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: Perga in Pamphylia Target entity description: Perga in Pamphylia was an ancient city in southern Asia Minor, notable as a major center of Hellenistic and Roman culture and as an early stop in the apostle Paul’s travels.
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A.
Pisidia
Pisidia was an ancient rugged inland region of southwestern Anatolia, known for its fiercely independent mountain communities and later incorporation into the Roman Empire.
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B.
Phaselis
Phaselis was an ancient Greek and later Roman port city on the southern coast of Anatolia, known for its strategic maritime location and prosperous trade.
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C.
Heraclea
Heraclea was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy’s Lucania region, known for its strategic location and role in Magna Graecia.
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D.
Aspendos
Aspendos is an ancient Greco-Roman city in southern Turkey renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Roman theater.
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E.
Panormos
Panormos is a small coastal village and harbor on the Greek island of Tinos, known for its traditional Cycladic architecture and seaside tavernas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Artemis of Perga
ⓘ
linked to:
Artemis
|
| biblicalReference |
Acts 13:13
ⓘ
Acts 13:14 ⓘ Acts 14:25 ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek
ⓘ
Hellenistic ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| governedUnder |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Hellenistic kingdoms ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
Hellenistic gate towers
ⓘ
Roman baths ⓘ acropolis ⓘ agora ⓘ city walls ⓘ colonnaded street ⓘ nymphaeum ⓘ stadium ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasModernSiteName |
Perge archaeological site
ⓘ
linked to:
Perge
|
| hasSanctuaryOf | Artemis ⓘ |
| hasUrbanFeature |
monumental city gate
ⓘ
orthogonal street plan ⓘ water channel along main street ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Perga
ⓘ
Perge ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Antalya ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pamphylia
ⓘ
southern Asia Minor ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Antalya Province
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cestrus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Acts of the Apostles ⓘ |
| nearModernSettlement | Aksu ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman province of Pamphylia
ⓘ
later Roman province Pamphylia Secunda ⓘ
linked to:
Roman province of Pamphylia
|
| regionType |
Mediterranean coastal plain
ⓘ
linked to:
Mediterranean Sea coast
|
| roleInChristianity | early stop on Paul’s first missionary journey ⓘ |
| servedAs |
major urban center of Pamphylia
ⓘ
regional administrative center ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Barnabas
ⓘ
John Mark ⓘ Paul the Apostle ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perga in Pamphylia Description of subject: Perga in Pamphylia was an ancient city in southern Asia Minor, notable as a major center of Hellenistic and Roman culture and as an early stop in the apostle Paul’s travels.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.