Aelia Capitolina
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Aelia Capitolina was the Roman colony established by Emperor Hadrian on the ruins of Jerusalem in the 2nd century CE, marking a major transformation of the city’s identity and religious landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aelia Capitolina canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15918171 — 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: Aelia Capitolina Context triple: [Julius Africanus, possibleOrigin, Aelia Capitolina]
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A.
Aurelianum
Aurelianum is the ancient Latin name for the French city of Orléans, reflecting its origins as a Roman settlement.
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B.
Ulpia
Ulpia is a Latin name element commonly associated with Roman imperial and colonial foundations, particularly linked to Emperor Trajan’s family name Ulpius.
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C.
Durostorum
Durostorum was a major Roman military and urban center on the lower Danube, located in the province of Moesia (modern Silistra, Bulgaria).
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D.
Diocaesarea
Diocaesarea is the Roman-era name for the ancient Galilean city of Sepphoris, a major administrative and cultural center near Nazareth.
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E.
Ulpia Severina
Ulpia Severina was a Roman empress of the 3rd century, notable as the wife of Emperor Aurelian and possibly a brief ruler in her own right after his death.
- 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: Aelia Capitolina Target entity description: Aelia Capitolina was the Roman colony established by Emperor Hadrian on the ruins of Jerusalem in the 2nd century CE, marking a major transformation of the city’s identity and religious landscape.
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A.
Aurelianum
Aurelianum is the ancient Latin name for the French city of Orléans, reflecting its origins as a Roman settlement.
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B.
Ulpia
Ulpia is a Latin name element commonly associated with Roman imperial and colonial foundations, particularly linked to Emperor Trajan’s family name Ulpius.
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C.
Durostorum
Durostorum was a major Roman military and urban center on the lower Danube, located in the province of Moesia (modern Silistra, Bulgaria).
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D.
Diocaesarea
Diocaesarea is the Roman-era name for the ancient Galilean city of Sepphoris, a major administrative and cultural center near Nazareth.
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E.
Ulpia Severina
Ulpia Severina was a Roman empress of the 3rd century, notable as the wife of Emperor Aurelian and possibly a brief ruler in her own right after his death.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.