Appian Way
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The Appian Way is one of ancient Rome’s earliest and most strategically important roads, historically linking the city to southern Italy and famed as the “Queen of Roads.”
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appian Way canonical | 14 |
| Via Appia (Appian Way) | 2 |
| Appian Way (ancient Roman road) | 1 |
| Appian Way area | 1 |
| Strada Statale 7 Via Appia | 1 |
| Via Appia Antica | 1 |
| ancient Appian Way | 1 |
| ancient Via Appia | 1 |
| the Appian Way | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1703627 — 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: Appian Way Context triple: [Via Appia, alsoKnownAs, Appian Way]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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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 Sacra
Via Sacra was the main ceremonial street of ancient Rome, running through the Roman Forum and used for triumphal processions and public religious events.
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E.
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.
- 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: Appian Way Target entity description: The Appian Way is one of ancient Rome’s earliest and most strategically important roads, historically linking the city to southern Italy and famed as the “Queen of Roads.”
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A.
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.
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B.
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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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 Sacra
Via Sacra was the main ceremonial street of ancient Rome, running through the Roman Forum and used for triumphal processions and public religious events.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman road
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| connects |
Benevento
ⓘ
linked to:
Beneventum
Brindisi ⓘ Capua ⓘ Rome ⓘ Taranto ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Appius Claudius Caecus ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Brindisi
ⓘ
Capua ⓘ |
| follows | route from Rome to southern Italy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Roman bridges
ⓘ
basalt paving stones ⓘ milestones ⓘ tombs and mausoleums ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
part of the Appian Way Regional Park
ⓘ
sections included in UNESCO World Heritage Site "Via Appia" ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | antiquity ⓘ |
| inception | 312 BC ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Queen of Roads
ⓘ
Regina Viarum ⓘ
linked to:
regina viarum
|
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | ancient Roman state ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone paving ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Appius Claudius Caecus ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
site of crucifixion of Spartacus’ followers
ⓘ
used during the Second Samnite War ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman road network
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman roads
|
| presentDayUse |
archaeological site
ⓘ
pedestrian and cycling route ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| routeType | long-distance road ⓘ |
| significance |
facilitated Roman expansion in Italy
ⓘ
linked Rome with southern Italy ⓘ one of the earliest Roman paved roads ⓘ strategically important for Roman military campaigns ⓘ |
| startPoint | Rome ⓘ |
| traverses |
Apulia
ⓘ
Basilicata ⓘ Campania ⓘ Lazio ⓘ |
| use |
communication route
ⓘ
military transport ⓘ trade route ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Appian Way Description of subject: The Appian Way is one of ancient Rome’s earliest and most strategically important roads, historically linking the city to southern Italy and famed as the “Queen of Roads.”
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
regina viarum
linked to: Appian Way
subject linked to:
Baths of Caracalla, Rome
linked to: Appian Way
linked to: Appian Way
linked to: Appian Way
linked to: Appian Way
linked to: Appian Way
subject linked to:
Appian Way
linked to: Appian Way
subject linked to:
Eclanum, near modern Mirabella Eclano, Italy
linked to: Appian Way