Ancient Theatre of Arles

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Roman theatre archaeological site open-air theatre tourist attraction

The Ancient Theatre of Arles is a Roman-era open-air theater in southern France, renowned for its well-preserved remains and historical significance as part of the city's UNESCO-listed heritage.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Roman Theatre of Arles	8
Arles Roman theatre	2
Roman theatre of Arles	2
Ancient Theatre of Arles canonical	1
Théâtre antique d’Arles	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1356396 — 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: Ancient Theatre of Arles
Context triple: [Arles, hasLandmark, Ancient Theatre of Arles]

A. Arles Amphitheatre
Arles Amphitheatre is a large Roman arena in Arles, France, renowned for its well-preserved ancient architecture and historical use for gladiatorial games and public spectacles.
B. Roman Theatre of Orange
The Roman Theatre of Orange is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman theatre in southern France, renowned for its monumental stage wall and continued use as a performance venue.
C. El Jem Amphitheatre
El Jem Amphitheatre is a massive, well-preserved Roman colosseum in central Tunisia, renowned as one of North Africa’s most impressive ancient monuments and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
D. 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.
E. Théâtre antique de Vienne
Théâtre antique de Vienne is a large Roman-era open-air theater in Vienne, France, renowned for its well-preserved ancient architecture and use as a venue for modern cultural events and festivals.
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: Ancient Theatre of Arles
Target entity description: The Ancient Theatre of Arles is a Roman-era open-air theater in southern France, renowned for its well-preserved remains and historical significance as part of the city's UNESCO-listed heritage.

A. Arles Amphitheatre
Arles Amphitheatre is a large Roman arena in Arles, France, renowned for its well-preserved ancient architecture and historical use for gladiatorial games and public spectacles.
B. Roman Theatre of Orange
The Roman Theatre of Orange is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman theatre in southern France, renowned for its monumental stage wall and continued use as a performance venue.
C. El Jem Amphitheatre
El Jem Amphitheatre is a massive, well-preserved Roman colosseum in central Tunisia, renowned as one of North Africa’s most impressive ancient monuments and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
D. 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.
E. Théâtre antique de Vienne
Théâtre antique de Vienne is a large Roman-era open-air theater in Vienne, France, renowned for its well-preserved ancient architecture and use as a venue for modern cultural events and festivals.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman theatre ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ open-air theatre ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Roman architecture ⓘ
builder	Romans ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf	Augustus ⓘ
capacity	approximately 8000 spectators ⓘ
constructionEnd	early 1st century AD ⓘ
constructionStart	late 1st century BC ⓘ
coordinateLocation	43.676°N 4.629°E ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
currentUse	concerts ⓘ cultural events ⓘ performances ⓘ
discovery	systematic excavations in the 19th century ⓘ
hasPart	cavea ⓘ columns ⓘ orchestra ⓘ scenic wall remains ⓘ seating tiers ⓘ stage building ⓘ vomitoria ⓘ
heritageCriteria	UNESCO cultural criteria (ii) and (iv) ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn	Arles ⓘ
locatedInDepartment	Bouches-du-Rhône ⓘ
locatedInHistoricRegion	Provence ⓘ
locatedInOldTown	historic center of Arles ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
locatedNear	Rhône River ⓘ
locatedOnContinent	Europe ⓘ
managedBy	municipal authorities of Arles ⓘ linked to: Commune of Arles
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
nearbyAttraction	Alyscamps necropolis ⓘ Arles Amphitheatre ⓘ Roman forum of Arles ⓘ linked to: Place du Forum in Arles
notableFeature	two standing columns of the scaenae frons ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
originalFunction	public spectacles ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ
owner	City of Arles ⓘ linked to: Arles
partOf	Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site "Arles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments"
periodOfAbandonment	Late Antiquity and Middle Ages ⓘ
significance	important example of Roman theatre in Gaul ⓘ part of the Roman and Romanesque heritage of Arles ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1981 ⓘ
usedAs	stone quarry in the Middle Ages ⓘ

How these facts were elicited