Regio XI Circus Maximus

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administrative region of ancient Rome regio of Rome

Regio XI Circus Maximus was one of the 14 administrative regions of ancient Rome, encompassing the monumental Circus Maximus and its surrounding area.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Regio XI Circus Maximus canonical	5
Circus Maximus area	3
Regio undecima Circus Maximus	1
Temple of Summanus (associated with Circus Maximus)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1084065 — 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: Regio XI Circus Maximus
Context triple: [Circus Maximus, locatedIn, Regio XI Circus Maximus]

A. Circus Maximus
Circus Maximus was ancient Rome’s largest and most famous chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue, situated in the valley between the Palatine and Aventine hills.
B. The Coliseum
The Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on Long Island, New York, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s New York Islanders and a major venue for sports and entertainment events.
C. Trajan's Forum
Trajan's Forum was an expansive imperial public complex in ancient Rome, renowned for its grand architecture, markets, and monumental column celebrating Emperor Trajan's victories.
D. Parco archeologico del Colosseo
Parco archeologico del Colosseo is an Italian archaeological park and public institution responsible for preserving and managing Rome’s central ancient monuments, including the Colosseum and its surrounding historic area.
E. 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.
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: Regio XI Circus Maximus
Target entity description: Regio XI Circus Maximus was one of the 14 administrative regions of ancient Rome, encompassing the monumental Circus Maximus and its surrounding area.

A. Circus Maximus
Circus Maximus was ancient Rome’s largest and most famous chariot-racing stadium and mass entertainment venue, situated in the valley between the Palatine and Aventine hills.
B. The Coliseum
The Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on Long Island, New York, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s New York Islanders and a major venue for sports and entertainment events.
C. Trajan's Forum
Trajan's Forum was an expansive imperial public complex in ancient Rome, renowned for its grand architecture, markets, and monumental column celebrating Emperor Trajan's victories.
D. Parco archeologico del Colosseo
Parco archeologico del Colosseo is an Italian archaeological park and public institution responsible for preserving and managing Rome’s central ancient monuments, including the Colosseum and its surrounding historic area.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative region of ancient Rome ⓘ regio of Rome ⓘ
borders	Regio I Porta Capena ⓘ Regio VIII Forum Romanum ⓘ linked to: Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome) Regio X Palatium ⓘ Regio XII Piscina Publica ⓘ Regio XIII Aventinus ⓘ
centeredOn	Circus Maximus racetrack ⓘ linked to: Circus Maximus
contains	Aventine Hill slopes ⓘ linked to: Aventine Hill Circus Maximus ⓘ Palatine Hill slopes ⓘ linked to: Palatine Hill Temples and shrines associated with the Circus Maximus ⓘ
crossedBy	Via Appia ⓘ Via Latina ⓘ Vicus Tuscus ⓘ
documentedIn	Regionary Catalogues ⓘ
establishedBy	Emperor Augustus ⓘ linked to: Augustus
hasBuilding	residential houses ⓘ shops ⓘ warehouses ⓘ
hasFunction	commercial area ⓘ entertainment district ⓘ religious center ⓘ
hasMonument	Ara Maxima of Hercules ⓘ Arch of Titus at the Circus Maximus ⓘ linked to: Arch of Titus
hasName	Circus Maximus ⓘ Regio XI ⓘ
hasNotableStructure	seating tiers of the Circus Maximus ⓘ spina of the Circus Maximus ⓘ starting gates of the Circus Maximus ⓘ
hasPopulationEstimate	several tens of thousands of inhabitants ⓘ
hasTopography	valley between Palatine and Aventine Hills ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Dominate ⓘ Principate ⓘ
languageUsed	Latin ⓘ
locatedInTime	Imperial Rome ⓘ linked to: Roman Empire
measuredIn	Roman census of the 4th century ⓘ
modernLocation	area between Palatine and Aventine in central Rome ⓘ
namedAfter	Circus Maximus ⓘ
partOf	Augustan 14-region system ⓘ linked to: Augustan 14 regions of Rome city of Rome ⓘ urbs of Rome within the Aurelian Walls ⓘ
religionPracticed	Roman polytheism ⓘ
usedFor	chariot races ⓘ public games ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ spectacles ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Circus Maximus → locatedIn → Regio XI Circus Maximus ⓘ

Regio VIII Forum Romanum → borders → Regio XI Circus Maximus ⓘ

subject linked to: Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome)

Great Fire of Rome → affectedArea → Circus Maximus area ⓘ