Aqua Virgo aqueduct
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The Aqua Virgo aqueduct is an ancient Roman waterway, completed in 19 BCE under Augustus, that has long supplied water to central Rome, including the Trevi Fountain.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aqua Virgo aqueduct canonical | 3 |
| Acqua Vergine aqueduct | 2 |
| Acqua Vergine (modern system) | 1 |
| Roman aqueduct | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1084031 — 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: Aqua Virgo aqueduct Context triple: [Trevi Fountain, waterSource, Aqua Virgo aqueduct]
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A.
Aqua Paola aqueduct
The Aqua Paola aqueduct is a 17th-century Roman aqueduct and monumental fountain system that restored an ancient water supply to the city, culminating in the grand Fontana dell’Acqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill.
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B.
New Croton Aqueduct
The New Croton Aqueduct is a major underground water tunnel that conveys drinking water from the Croton Reservoir system in upstate New York to New York City.
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C.
Ponte Fabricio
Ponte Fabricio is the oldest surviving Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, connecting the city to Tiber Island across the Tiber River.
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D.
Echo Bridge aqueduct
Echo Bridge aqueduct is a historic 19th-century masonry bridge and former water-carrying structure in Massachusetts, notable for its impressive stone arches and scenic views over the Charles River.
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E.
Pont du Gard
Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge in southern France, renowned for its impressive three-tiered arches and exceptional state of preservation.
- 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: Aqua Virgo aqueduct Target entity description: The Aqua Virgo aqueduct is an ancient Roman waterway, completed in 19 BCE under Augustus, that has long supplied water to central Rome, including the Trevi Fountain.
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A.
Aqua Paola aqueduct
The Aqua Paola aqueduct is a 17th-century Roman aqueduct and monumental fountain system that restored an ancient water supply to the city, culminating in the grand Fontana dell’Acqua Paola on the Janiculum Hill.
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B.
New Croton Aqueduct
The New Croton Aqueduct is a major underground water tunnel that conveys drinking water from the Croton Reservoir system in upstate New York to New York City.
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C.
Ponte Fabricio
Ponte Fabricio is the oldest surviving Roman bridge in Rome, Italy, connecting the city to Tiber Island across the Tiber River.
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D.
Echo Bridge aqueduct
Echo Bridge aqueduct is a historic 19th-century masonry bridge and former water-carrying structure in Massachusetts, notable for its impressive stone arches and scenic views over the Charles River.
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E.
Pont du Gard
Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct bridge in southern France, renowned for its impressive three-tiered arches and exceptional state of preservation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman aqueduct
ⓘ
aqueduct in Rome ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | ancient Roman engineering ⓘ |
| builder | Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa ⓘ |
| completedInTheReignOf | Augustus ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Rome city center ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Acqua Vergine (modern system)
ⓘ
linked to:
Aqua Virgo aqueduct
Trevi Fountain ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| designedFor |
fountains
ⓘ
public baths ⓘ |
| epoch |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| hasItalianName | Acqua Vergine ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Aqua Virgo ⓘ |
| hasPart |
above-ground arches
ⓘ
underground conduits ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural heritage of Italy ⓘ |
| historicalFunction | urban water distribution ⓘ |
| inception | 19 BCE ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| length | approximately 20 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Italy
ⓘ
Lazio ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedUndergroundForMostOfItsCourse | true ⓘ |
| location | Rome ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Virgo ⓘ |
| partOf |
ancient Roman aqueduct system
ⓘ
infrastructure of ancient Rome ⓘ |
| patron |
Emperor Augustus
ⓘ
linked to:
Augustus
|
| significance | one of the best-preserved ancient Roman aqueduct routes ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
restored under Agrippa
ⓘ
restored under Augustus ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Augustan age ⓘ |
| startDate | 19 BCE ⓘ |
| status | partially in use ⓘ |
| stillFeeds | modern Roman fountains ⓘ |
| suppliesWaterTo |
Campus Martius
ⓘ
Piazza Navona area ⓘ
linked to:
Piazza Navona
Trevi Fountain ⓘ central Rome ⓘ |
| transported | drinking water ⓘ |
| use |
public water supply
ⓘ
water supply ⓘ |
| watercourse |
Tiber basin
ⓘ
linked to:
Tiber
|
| waterSource |
Salone springs area
ⓘ
springs east of Rome ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aqua Virgo aqueduct Description of subject: The Aqua Virgo aqueduct is an ancient Roman waterway, completed in 19 BCE under Augustus, that has long supplied water to central Rome, including the Trevi Fountain.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Aqua Virgo aqueduct
subject linked to:
Aqua Virgo aqueduct
linked to: Aqua Virgo aqueduct
subject linked to:
Fontana del Nettuno
linked to: Aqua Virgo aqueduct