Alexandria Troas
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Alexandria Troas was an ancient Greek and later Roman port city on the Aegean coast of northwestern Asia Minor, near the site of ancient Troy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexandria Troas canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11795002 — 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: Alexandria Troas Context triple: [Troad, contains, Alexandria Troas]
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A.
Alexandria the Farthest
Alexandria the Farthest is the easternmost city founded by Alexander the Great, located in Central Asia near the Jaxartes River (modern Syr Darya).
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B.
Elostirion
Elostirion is a tall, ancient tower in the Elven haven of the Tower Hills in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, notable as the westernmost tower of Middle-earth and the last known resting place of one of the palantíri.
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C.
The Apostle
"The Apostle" is a historical novel by Sholem Asch that reimagines the life and spiritual journey of the apostle Paul within the context of early Christianity and Jewish-Christian relations.
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D.
The Apostle
The Apostle is a 1997 American drama film written, directed by, and starring Robert Duvall as a charismatic but troubled Pentecostal preacher seeking redemption in the rural American South.
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E.
Greeks Bearing Gifts
"Greeks Bearing Gifts" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Torchwood, centered on Toshiko Sato gaining telepathic abilities through alien technology.
- 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: Alexandria Troas Target entity description: Alexandria Troas was an ancient Greek and later Roman port city on the Aegean coast of northwestern Asia Minor, near the site of ancient Troy.
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A.
Alexandria the Farthest
Alexandria the Farthest is the easternmost city founded by Alexander the Great, located in Central Asia near the Jaxartes River (modern Syr Darya).
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B.
Elostirion
Elostirion is a tall, ancient tower in the Elven haven of the Tower Hills in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, notable as the westernmost tower of Middle-earth and the last known resting place of one of the palantíri.
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C.
The Apostle
The Apostle is a 1997 American drama film written, directed by, and starring Robert Duvall as a charismatic but troubled Pentecostal preacher seeking redemption in the rural American South.
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D.
The Apostle
"The Apostle" is a historical novel by Sholem Asch that reimagines the life and spiritual journey of the apostle Paul within the context of early Christianity and Jewish-Christian relations.
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E.
Greeks Bearing Gifts
"Greeks Bearing Gifts" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Torchwood, centered on Toshiko Sato gaining telepathic abilities through alien technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ port city ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Antigoneia
ⓘ
Antigonia Troas ⓘ
linked to:
Antigoneia
|
| archaeologicalExcavations |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ |
| coinage | issued its own coins ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late antiquity ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 25 kilometers south of ancient Troy ⓘ |
| era |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Antigonus I Monophthalmus ⓘ |
| grantedStatusBy |
Augustus
ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| hadRight | Roman citizenship for its inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
aqueduct
ⓘ
baths ⓘ city walls ⓘ forum ⓘ harbor ⓘ stadium ⓘ temples ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| languageInAntiquity | Greek ⓘ |
| laterOfficialLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Troad ⓘ northwestern Anatolia ⓘ Çanakkale Province ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dalyan, Turkey
ⓘ
linked to:
Dalyan
Hisarlik ⓘ Troy ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
New Testament ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeUnit |
Ezine district
ⓘ
linked to:
Ezine District
|
| modernUseOfRuins | source of building material for nearby settlements ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| refoundedBy |
Lysimachus
ⓘ
Seleucid rulers ⓘ
linked to:
Seleucid kings
|
| region |
Mysia
ⓘ
Troad ⓘ |
| statusInRomanEmpire |
Roman colony
ⓘ
free city ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Paul the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Paul
|
| wasImportantFor |
communication between Asia and Europe
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexandria Troas Description of subject: Alexandria Troas was an ancient Greek and later Roman port city on the Aegean coast of northwestern Asia Minor, near the site of ancient Troy.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.