Via Claudia Augusta
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Via Claudia Augusta is an ancient Roman road that connected northern Italy with the provinces across the Alps, serving as a major transalpine trade and military route.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1681320 — 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: Via Claudia Augusta Context triple: [historic town center of Landsberg am Lech, locatedOn, Via Claudia Augusta]
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A.
Via Aemilia
Via Aemilia was a major Roman consular road in northern Italy that connected key cities such as Ariminum (Rimini) and Placentia (Piacenza), fostering trade and military movement across the region.
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B.
Via Appia
Via Appia is one of the earliest and most important ancient Roman roads, historically serving as a major route connecting Rome to southern Italy.
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C.
Via Flaminia
Via Flaminia was a major ancient Roman consular road that connected Rome to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a crucial route for military, commercial, and administrative travel in central Italy.
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D.
Via Salaria
Via Salaria is an ancient Roman road that historically connected Rome to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a major route for the transport of salt and other goods.
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E.
Via Ostiense
Via Ostiense is a historic road in Rome that connects the city center to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and the ancient port of Ostia.
- 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: Via Claudia Augusta Target entity description: Via Claudia Augusta is an ancient Roman road that connected northern Italy with the provinces across the Alps, serving as a major transalpine trade and military route.
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A.
Via Aemilia
Via Aemilia was a major Roman consular road in northern Italy that connected key cities such as Ariminum (Rimini) and Placentia (Piacenza), fostering trade and military movement across the region.
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B.
Via Appia
Via Appia is one of the earliest and most important ancient Roman roads, historically serving as a major route connecting Rome to southern Italy.
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C.
Via Flaminia
Via Flaminia was a major ancient Roman consular road that connected Rome to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a crucial route for military, commercial, and administrative travel in central Italy.
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D.
Via Salaria
Via Salaria is an ancient Roman road that historically connected Rome to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a major route for the transport of salt and other goods.
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E.
Via Ostiense
Via Ostiense is a historic road in Rome that connects the city center to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and the ancient port of Ostia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman imperial road
ⓘ
ancient Roman road ⓘ transalpine trade route ⓘ |
| category |
Roman roads in Austria
ⓘ
Roman roads in Germany ⓘ Roman roads in Italy ⓘ |
| completedBy |
Emperor Claudius
ⓘ
linked to:
Claudius
|
| connects |
Noricum
ⓘ
Raetia ⓘ northern Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Italy
|
| constructionBeganUnder | Drusus the Elder ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| country |
Austria
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ |
| crosses |
Alps
ⓘ
Fern Pass ⓘ Reschen Pass ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Augusta Vindelicorum
ⓘ
Danube River ⓘ
linked to:
Danube
|
| era | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| followsRiver |
Adige River
ⓘ
linked to:
Adige
Inn River ⓘ Lech River ⓘ |
| hasModernEquivalent |
cycling route Via Claudia Augusta
ⓘ
linked to:
Via Claudia Augusta
tourist route Via Claudia Augusta ⓘ
linked to:
Via Claudia Augusta
|
| heritageStatus | cultural route ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Claudius Drusus
ⓘ
linked to:
Nero Claudius Drusus
|
| namedFor |
Emperor Claudius
ⓘ
linked to:
Claudius
|
| partOf | Roman road network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Augusta Vindelicorum
ⓘ
Fern Pass ⓘ Finstermünz ⓘ Reschen Pass ⓘ Tridentum ⓘ |
| region |
Bavaria
ⓘ
South Tyrol ⓘ Tyrol ⓘ |
| roadType | paved Roman road ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Altinum
ⓘ
Hostilia ⓘ Po Valley ⓘ |
| strategicRole | link between Italy and northern provinces ⓘ |
| transportMode | land transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Via Claudia Augusta Description of subject: Via Claudia Augusta is an ancient Roman road that connected northern Italy with the provinces across the Alps, serving as a major transalpine trade and military route.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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