Hierapolis
E128079
Hierapolis was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Phrygia (modern-day Turkey), known for its hot springs and as an early center of Christianity.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hierapolis canonical | 13 |
| Amorium | 1 |
| Hierapolis (traditional) | 1 |
| Hierapolis Bambyce | 1 |
| Plutonium (Hierapolis) | 1 |
| ancient city of Hierapolis | 1 |
| necropolis of Hierapolis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1061019 — 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: Hierapolis Context triple: [Apostle Philip, associatedWith, Hierapolis]
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A.
Aspendos
Aspendos is an ancient Greco-Roman city in southern Turkey renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Roman theater.
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B.
Edessa
Edessa is a historic city in northern Greece renowned for its picturesque waterfalls and ancient heritage.
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C.
Edessa
Edessa was an ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia, renowned as a major early center of Syriac Christianity and culture.
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D.
Perge
Perge is an ancient Greco-Roman city in southern Turkey renowned for its well-preserved ruins, including a stadium, theater, and colonnaded streets.
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E.
Lampsacus
Lampsacus was an ancient Greek city on the eastern shore of the Hellespont, known as a center of philosophy and culture in classical antiquity.
- 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: Hierapolis Target entity description: Hierapolis was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Phrygia (modern-day Turkey), known for its hot springs and as an early center of Christianity.
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A.
Aspendos
Aspendos is an ancient Greco-Roman city in southern Turkey renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Roman theater.
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B.
Edessa
Edessa is a historic city in northern Greece renowned for its picturesque waterfalls and ancient heritage.
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C.
Edessa
Edessa was an ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia, renowned as a major early center of Syriac Christianity and culture.
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D.
Perge
Perge is an ancient Greco-Roman city in southern Turkey renowned for its well-preserved ruins, including a stadium, theater, and colonnaded streets.
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E.
Lampsacus
Lampsacus was an ancient Greek city on the eastern shore of the Hellespont, known as a center of philosophy and culture in classical antiquity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Philip the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle Philip
|
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| cultSite | Plutonium dedicated to Pluto and Kore ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Italian archaeological missions ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Eumenes II of Pergamon
ⓘ
linked to:
Eumenes II
|
| foundedInCentury | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| hasLanguageInscriptions |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Byzantine church
ⓘ
Plutonium (Ploutonion) ⓘ Roman baths ⓘ cathedral ⓘ city gates ⓘ frontinus street ⓘ large necropolis ⓘ martyrion of Philip the Apostle ⓘ nymphaeum ⓘ temple of Apollo ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pamukkale travertine terraces vicinity
ⓘ
early Christian community ⓘ hot springs ⓘ necropolis ⓘ thermal baths ⓘ |
| laterBecame |
Byzantine city
ⓘ
Roman city ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ Phrygia ⓘ |
| modernNearbyCity | Denizli ⓘ |
| modernNearbySettlement |
Pamukkale
ⓘ
linked to:
Pamukkale-Hierapolis
|
| modernProvince |
Denizli Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Denizli
|
| notableEarthquakeCentury |
1st century AD
ⓘ
4th century AD ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenistic world
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenistic period
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| primaryDeityWorshipped | Apollo ⓘ |
| regionInRomanPeriod | Phrygia Pacatiana ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
early center of Christianity
ⓘ
pilgrimage site in late antiquity ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent | earthquakes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWith |
Pamukkale
ⓘ
linked to:
Pamukkale-Hierapolis
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | World Heritage Site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hierapolis Description of subject: Hierapolis was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Phrygia (modern-day Turkey), known for its hot springs and as an early center of Christianity.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.