Isca Silurum
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Isca Silurum was a major Roman legionary fortress and settlement in Roman Britain, located at modern-day Caerleon in South Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isca Silurum canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1703483 — 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: Isca Silurum Context triple: [Britannia (Roman province), majorCity, Isca Silurum]
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A.
Valentia Edetanorum
Valentia Edetanorum was the Roman-era name for the ancient city that evolved into modern-day Valencia in eastern Spain.
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B.
Balclutha
Balclutha is a historic 19th-century steel-hulled sailing ship preserved as a museum vessel in San Francisco.
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C.
Viadrus
Viadrus is the ancient Latin name historically used to refer to the Oder River in Central Europe.
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D.
Salamander of Leith
Salamander of Leith was a prominent 16th-century Scottish warship that served as one of the most important vessels of the Royal Scots Navy.
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E.
Godstone
Godstone is a village in Surrey, England, known for its historic charm and location near major transport routes.
- 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: Isca Silurum Target entity description: Isca Silurum was a major Roman legionary fortress and settlement in Roman Britain, located at modern-day Caerleon in South Wales.
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A.
Valentia Edetanorum
Valentia Edetanorum was the Roman-era name for the ancient city that evolved into modern-day Valencia in eastern Spain.
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B.
Balclutha
Balclutha is a historic 19th-century steel-hulled sailing ship preserved as a museum vessel in San Francisco.
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C.
Viadrus
Viadrus is the ancient Latin name historically used to refer to the Oder River in Central Europe.
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D.
Salamander of Leith
Salamander of Leith was a prominent 16th-century Scottish warship that served as one of the most important vessels of the Royal Scots Navy.
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E.
Godstone
Godstone is a village in Surrey, England, known for its historic charm and location near major transport routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legionary fortress
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Roman settlement ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandonedAsFortress | early 4th century AD ⓘ |
| amphitheatreCapacity | about 6000 spectators ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe | Silures ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Romans ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | c. AD 74 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists since the 19th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
1st century AD
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2nd century AD ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Legio II Augusta ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
amphitheatre
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amphitheatre known as the "Caerleon Amphitheatre" ⓘ barracks ⓘ bath house ⓘ civilian settlement (canabae) ⓘ defensive walls ⓘ ditches ⓘ gates ⓘ granaries ⓘ legionary fortress ⓘ principia ⓘ via praetoria ⓘ via principalis ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | National Roman Legion Museum ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected ancient monument ⓘ |
| latinName |
Isca Augusta
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linked to:
Maxima Caesariensis
|
| locatedIn |
Caerleon
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Newport ⓘ Roman Britain ⓘ South Wales ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Usk ⓘ |
| managedBy | Cadw ⓘ |
| modernName | Caerleon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Silures ⓘ |
| nearbyModernSettlement | Caerleon ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman military frontier in Wales ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | military ⓘ |
| region |
Monmouthshire (historic)
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linked to:
Monmouthshire
|
| secondaryFunction | civilian settlement centre ⓘ |
| significance |
major base for Roman control of Wales
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one of only three permanent legionary fortresses in Roman Britain ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman era in Britain ⓘ |
| usedAs | permanent legionary base ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Isca Silurum Description of subject: Isca Silurum was a major Roman legionary fortress and settlement in Roman Britain, located at modern-day Caerleon in South Wales.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.