Temple of Vesta
E141543
The Temple of Vesta is an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the goddess of the hearth, famed for its circular design and the sacred eternal flame tended by the Vestal Virgins.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Vesta canonical | 11 |
| Temple of Vesta (Tivoli) | 2 |
| Atrium Vestae | 1 |
| Temple of Vesta in Rome | 1 |
| Temples of Vesta | 1 |
| cult of Vesta | 1 |
| temple of Vesta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1183570 — 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 Vesta Context triple: [Roman Forum, contains, Temple of Vesta]
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A.
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.
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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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Temple of Virtus
The Temple of Virtus was an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the personification of courage and virtue, traditionally located on Rome’s Capitoline Hill.
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E.
Temple of Venus and Roma
The Temple of Venus and Roma was an enormous double temple in ancient Rome, renowned as one of the largest and most impressive religious structures of the Roman Empire.
- 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 Vesta Target entity description: The Temple of Vesta is an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the goddess of the hearth, famed for its circular design and the sacred eternal flame tended by the Vestal Virgins.
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A.
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.
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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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Temple of Virtus
The Temple of Virtus was an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the personification of courage and virtue, traditionally located on Rome’s Capitoline Hill.
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E.
Temple of Venus and Roma
The Temple of Venus and Roma was an enormous double temple in ancient Rome, renowned as one of the largest and most impressive religious structures of the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman temple
ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalType | circular temple ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Vesta ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman state cult
ⓘ
Vestal Virgins ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman temples in Rome
ⓘ
Temples of Vesta ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Vesta
|
| country |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Vesta ⓘ |
| dedication | goddess of the hearth ⓘ |
| function | housing the sacred eternal flame of Rome ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Roman pontifex maximus
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope
|
| guardedBy | Vestal Virgins ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Corinthian columns
ⓘ
circular ground plan ⓘ eternal flame ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later circular temple designs ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cella
ⓘ
peristyle of columns ⓘ podium ⓘ sacred hearth ⓘ steps leading to the entrance ⓘ tholos ⓘ |
| hasShape | circular ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Forum Romanum
ⓘ
Roman Forum ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Rome ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Vestal Virgins ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
marble ⓘ |
| near |
House of the Vestal Virgins
ⓘ
Regia ⓘ Temple of Castor and Pollux ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman Forum archaeological area
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Forum
UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ
linked to:
Historic Centre of Rome
|
| period |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| religion | Roman religion ⓘ |
| ritual | maintenance of an eternal sacred fire ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of the continuity and security of Rome ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
rituals connected with the hearth of Rome
ⓘ
state religious ceremonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Temple of Vesta Description of subject: The Temple of Vesta is an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the goddess of the hearth, famed for its circular design and the sacred eternal flame tended by the Vestal Virgins.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome)
linked to: Temple of Vesta
linked to: Temple of Vesta
linked to: Temple of Vesta
linked to: Temple of Vesta
subject linked to:
chief Vestal (virgo vestalis maxima)
linked to: Temple of Vesta
linked to: Temple of Vesta
linked to: Temple of Vesta