Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Roman ruins (Glanum)

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Greek colony Roman town ancient city archaeological site

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Roman ruins (Glanum) are the remains of an ancient Greco-Roman city in southern France, noted for its well-preserved monuments, including triumphal arches, mausoleums, and sacred springs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Roman and ancient sites of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence	1
Roman remains of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence	1
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Roman ruins (Glanum) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T919614 — 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: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Roman ruins (Glanum)
Context triple: [Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum, nearbyAttraction, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Roman ruins (Glanum)]

A. Roman Theatre of Orange
The Roman Theatre of Orange is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman theatre in southern France, renowned for its monumental stage wall and continued use as a performance venue.
B. Romans-sur-Isère
Romans-sur-Isère is a commune in southeastern France known historically for its shoe-making industry and its location on the banks of the Isère River.
C. Tarascon
Tarascon is a historic town in southern France, known for its medieval castle and Provençal heritage along the lower Rhône Valley.
D. Villa des Arènes
Villa des Arènes is a historic 17th-century Genoese-style villa in Nice, France, best known today as the building that houses the Musée Matisse.
E. Valère Basilica
Valère Basilica is a historic fortified church and pilgrimage site perched on a hill above Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais.
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: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Roman ruins (Glanum)
Target entity description: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Roman ruins (Glanum) are the remains of an ancient Greco-Roman city in southern France, noted for its well-preserved monuments, including triumphal arches, mausoleums, and sacred springs.

A. Roman Theatre of Orange
The Roman Theatre of Orange is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman theatre in southern France, renowned for its monumental stage wall and continued use as a performance venue.
B. Romans-sur-Isère
Romans-sur-Isère is a commune in southeastern France known historically for its shoe-making industry and its location on the banks of the Isère River.
C. Tarascon
Tarascon is a historic town in southern France, known for its medieval castle and Provençal heritage along the lower Rhône Valley.
D. Villa des Arènes
Villa des Arènes is a historic 17th-century Genoese-style villa in Nice, France, best known today as the building that houses the Musée Matisse.
E. Valère Basilica
Valère Basilica is a historic fortified church and pilgrimage site perched on a hill above Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek colony ⓘ Roman town ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
abandonedInCentury	3rd century ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
destroyedBy	Germanic invasions ⓘ linked to: Roman–Germanic wars
developedUnder	Greek influence ⓘ Roman rule ⓘ
excavationBeganIn	1920s ⓘ
foundedBy	Celto-Ligurian people ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalFind	architectural fragments ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ sculptures ⓘ
hasCulture	Celtic-Ligurian ⓘ Greek ⓘ Roman ⓘ linked to: Romanitas
hasPart	Glanum mausoleum ⓘ linked to: Glanum archaeological site Glanum triumphal arch ⓘ baths ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ forum ⓘ houses ⓘ sacred spring sanctuary ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ linked to: Monument historique (France)
knownFor	Roman mausoleum ⓘ forum remains ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ sacred springs ⓘ sanctuary complex ⓘ triumphal arch ⓘ well-preserved Roman monuments ⓘ
locatedIn	Saint-Rémy-de-Provence ⓘ southern France ⓘ linked to: Southern France
locatedInDepartment	Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
locatedNear	Alpilles mountains ⓘ Saint-Rémy-de-Provence town center ⓘ linked to: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
nearbyAttraction	Saint-Paul-de-Mausole monastery ⓘ Saint-Rémy-de-Provence historic center ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
religiousFunction	Roman cult sites ⓘ sanctuary to local deities ⓘ
timePeriod	Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
tourismType	archaeological tourism ⓘ cultural tourism ⓘ
waterSource	natural springs ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum → nearbyAttraction → Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Roman ruins (Glanum) ⓘ

Musée des Alpilles → nearby → Roman and ancient sites of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence ⓘ

linked to: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Roman ruins (Glanum)

Glanum triumphal arch → partOf → Roman remains of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence ⓘ