Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus

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ancient Roman temple religious building

The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus was the principal and most important temple in ancient Rome, dedicated to Jupiter and forming the religious heart of the Roman state.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus canonical	16
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill	3
Jupiter Capitolinus	1
Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus	1
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (traditional attribution)	1
Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus vicinity	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1157859 — 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: Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Context triple: [Capitoline Hill, wasSiteOfTemple, Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus]

A. Temple of Divus Julius
The Temple of Divus Julius was a Roman temple in the Forum Romanum dedicated to the deified Julius Caesar, serving as a focal point for his imperial cult and public commemorations.
B. Temple of Saturn
The Temple of Saturn is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, historically associated with the god Saturn and serving as the state treasury of the Roman Republic and Empire.
C. Temple of Saturn
The Temple of Saturn is an ancient Roman sanctuary at the archaeological site of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the god Saturn and notable for its well-preserved ruins and commanding position overlooking the city.
D. Temple of Juno Caelestis
The Temple of Juno Caelestis is a prominent Roman sanctuary in the ancient city of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the goddess Juno Caelestis and noted for its well-preserved classical architecture.
E. Temple of Apollo Palatinus
The Temple of Apollo Palatinus was a major Roman temple dedicated to the god Apollo, built by Augustus on the Palatine Hill as a symbol of his power and religious devotion.
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: Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
Target entity description: The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus was the principal and most important temple in ancient Rome, dedicated to Jupiter and forming the religious heart of the Roman state.

A. Temple of Divus Julius
The Temple of Divus Julius was a Roman temple in the Forum Romanum dedicated to the deified Julius Caesar, serving as a focal point for his imperial cult and public commemorations.
B. Temple of Saturn
The Temple of Saturn is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, historically associated with the god Saturn and serving as the state treasury of the Roman Republic and Empire.
C. Temple of Saturn
The Temple of Saturn is an ancient Roman sanctuary at the archaeological site of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the god Saturn and notable for its well-preserved ruins and commanding position overlooking the city.
D. Temple of Juno Caelestis
The Temple of Juno Caelestis is a prominent Roman sanctuary in the ancient city of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the goddess Juno Caelestis and noted for its well-preserved classical architecture.
E. Temple of Apollo Palatinus
The Temple of Apollo Palatinus was a major Roman temple dedicated to the god Apollo, built by Augustus on the Palatine Hill as a symbol of his power and religious devotion.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman temple ⓘ religious building ⓘ
againDestroyedBy	fire in AD 69 ⓘ fire in AD 80 ⓘ
againRebuiltUnder	Domitian ⓘ Vespasian ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Capitoline Temple ⓘ Temple of Jupiter Capitolinus ⓘ linked to: Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus
architecturalStyle	Etrusco-Italic ⓘ
associatedWith	Roman Senate ⓘ Roman triumph ⓘ
builtUnder	Tarquinius Priscus ⓘ linked to: Lucius Tarquinius Priscus Tarquinius Superbus ⓘ linked to: Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
completedIn	509 BC ⓘ
constructionBegan	6th century BC ⓘ
country	Ancient Rome ⓘ linked to: Roman Antiquity
culturalSignificance	central sanctuary of the Roman state religion ⓘ symbol of Roman power and authority ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Juno ⓘ Jupiter Optimus Maximus ⓘ linked to: Jupiter Latiaris Minerva ⓘ
destroyedBy	fire ⓘ
destroyedIn	83 BC ⓘ
featuredElement	deep pronaos ⓘ high podium ⓘ multiple cellae ⓘ
function	location for vows by magistrates and generals ⓘ place for Roman triumphal processions to end ⓘ site of important state ceremonies ⓘ
hadDecorationBy	Vulca of Veii ⓘ
hasRemainsAt	modern Capitoline Museums area ⓘ
housed	state cult images ⓘ statues of the Capitoline Triad ⓘ
inauguratedIn	509 BC ⓘ
locatedIn	Rome ⓘ
locatedOn	Capitoline Hill ⓘ
materialUsed	terracotta ⓘ tufa ⓘ wood ⓘ
overlooks	Roman Forum ⓘ
partOf	Capitoline Triad cult ⓘ linked to: Capitoline Triad
period	Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
rebuiltBy	Quintus Lutatius Catulus ⓘ
rebuiltIn	69 BC ⓘ
religion	Roman religion ⓘ
significance	principal temple of ancient Rome ⓘ religious heart of the Roman state ⓘ

How these facts were elicited