Via Ostiense
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Via Ostiense is a historic road in Rome that connects the city center to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and the ancient port of Ostia.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Via Ostiense canonical | 11 |
| SS8 Via Ostiense | 2 |
| Ostian road (ancient route to Ostia) | 1 |
| Via Ostiensis | 1 |
| Via Ostiensis (initial stretch) | 1 |
| Via Ostiensis Antica | 1 |
| Via Ostiensis Nova | 1 |
| Via Ostiensis Vetus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1084006 — 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: Via Ostiense Context triple: [Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, locatedOn, Via Ostiense]
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A.
Via Appia
Via Appia is one of the earliest and most important ancient Roman roads, historically serving as a major route connecting Rome to southern Italy.
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B.
Via Flaminia
Via Flaminia was a major ancient Roman consular road that connected Rome to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a crucial route for military, commercial, and administrative travel in central Italy.
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C.
Via Sacra
Via Sacra was the main ceremonial street of ancient Rome, running through the Roman Forum and used for triumphal processions and public religious events.
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D.
Via Aemilia
Via Aemilia was a major Roman consular road in northern Italy that connected key cities such as Ariminum (Rimini) and Placentia (Piacenza), fostering trade and military movement across the region.
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E.
Via Aurelia
Via Aurelia was an important ancient Roman road that ran along the Tyrrhenian coast of Italy, connecting Rome with key cities in Etruria and beyond.
- 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: Via Ostiense Target entity description: Via Ostiense is a historic road in Rome that connects the city center to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and the ancient port of Ostia.
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A.
Via Appia
Via Appia is one of the earliest and most important ancient Roman roads, historically serving as a major route connecting Rome to southern Italy.
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B.
Via Flaminia
Via Flaminia was a major ancient Roman consular road that connected Rome to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a crucial route for military, commercial, and administrative travel in central Italy.
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C.
Via Sacra
Via Sacra was the main ceremonial street of ancient Rome, running through the Roman Forum and used for triumphal processions and public religious events.
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D.
Via Aemilia
Via Aemilia was a major Roman consular road in northern Italy that connected key cities such as Ariminum (Rimini) and Placentia (Piacenza), fostering trade and military movement across the region.
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E.
Via Aurelia
Via Aurelia was an important ancient Roman road that ran along the Tyrrhenian coast of Italy, connecting Rome with key cities in Etruria and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic road
ⓘ
street in Rome ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ |
| city | Rome ⓘ |
| connects |
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
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Ostia ⓘ Rome city center ⓘ
linked to:
Historic Centre of Rome
|
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| crosses | Aurelian Walls at Porta San Paolo ⓘ |
| followsDirection |
Tiber River
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiber
|
| hasFunction |
connected Rome to its seaport Ostia in antiquity
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pilgrimage route to Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Christian pilgrimage significance
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archaeological interest ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | ancient Roman era ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Ostian Road ⓘ |
| hasTransportRole |
access route to Rome–Lido railway area
ⓘ
connects central Rome with Ostiense district ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
studies on Roman roads
ⓘ
topographical works on ancient Rome ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| modernUse | urban arterial road ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ostia ⓘ |
| near |
Porta San Paolo
ⓘ
Pyramid of Cestius ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman road network ⓘ |
| terminusNear | ancient port of Ostia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Via Ostiense Description of subject: Via Ostiense is a historic road in Rome that connects the city center to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and the ancient port of Ostia.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Grande Raccordo Anulare (Rome ring road)
linked to: Via Ostiense
linked to: Via Ostiense
linked to: Via Ostiense
linked to: Via Ostiense
linked to: Via Ostiense
linked to: Via Ostiense
linked to: Via Ostiense
linked to: Via Ostiense
subject linked to:
San Paolo fuori le Mura (Rome)