Roman town Sopianae
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Roman town Sopianae was an important late Roman settlement in the province of Pannonia, best known today as the archaeological and historical precursor of the modern Hungarian city of Pécs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roman town Sopianae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1752704 — 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: Roman town Sopianae Context triple: [Pécs, foundedAs, Roman town Sopianae]
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A.
Roman fort Traiectum
Roman fort Traiectum was a Roman military fortress and frontier post located at the site of present-day Utrecht in the Netherlands.
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B.
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium was the Roman imperial city and military colony that developed into modern-day Cologne, serving as a major urban and administrative center in the province of Germania Inferior.
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C.
Roman fort of Mamucium
The Roman fort of Mamucium was an ancient military stronghold that formed the original Roman settlement and strategic outpost on the site of modern-day Manchester, England.
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D.
Aquincum
Aquincum was an important ancient Roman military and civilian settlement located in what is now northern Budapest, Hungary.
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E.
Scythian Neapolis
Scythian Neapolis was an ancient fortified city and political center of the Scythians located near present-day Simferopol in Crimea.
- 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: Roman town Sopianae Target entity description: Roman town Sopianae was an important late Roman settlement in the province of Pannonia, best known today as the archaeological and historical precursor of the modern Hungarian city of Pécs.
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A.
Roman fort Traiectum
Roman fort Traiectum was a Roman military fortress and frontier post located at the site of present-day Utrecht in the Netherlands.
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B.
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium
Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium was the Roman imperial city and military colony that developed into modern-day Cologne, serving as a major urban and administrative center in the province of Germania Inferior.
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C.
Roman fort of Mamucium
The Roman fort of Mamucium was an ancient military stronghold that formed the original Roman settlement and strategic outpost on the site of modern-day Manchester, England.
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D.
Aquincum
Aquincum was an important ancient Roman military and civilian settlement located in what is now northern Budapest, Hungary.
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E.
Scythian Neapolis
Scythian Neapolis was an ancient fortified city and political center of the Scythians located near present-day Simferopol in Crimea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman town
ⓘ
ancient settlement ⓘ |
| approximateCoordinates | near 46.07°N 18.23°E (modern Pécs) ⓘ |
| archaeologicalPeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
Roman Imperial period ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| artStyle | late Roman Christian wall painting ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early Christianity in Pannonia ⓘ |
| country |
Hungary (modern territory)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hungary
|
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 5th century ⓘ |
| floruit |
4th century
ⓘ
late 3rd century ⓘ |
| function |
commercial center
ⓘ
regional administrative center (late Roman period) ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman provincial administration ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
crypts
ⓘ
early Christian cemetery complex ⓘ mausolea ⓘ painted burial chambers ⓘ tombs with wall paintings ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
archaeological remains
ⓘ
architectural remains ⓘ epigraphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site (early Christian necropolis at Pécs, remains of Sopianae) ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
burial chamber
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ crypt ⓘ mausoleum ⓘ necropolis ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Christian burial chambers
ⓘ
late Roman Christian necropolis ⓘ late Roman architecture ⓘ |
| language | Latin (administrative) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pannonia
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Pécs ⓘ |
| modernLocationCountry | Hungary ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pannonia Valeria
ⓘ
Roman frontier region of the Danube (limes area) ⓘ
linked to:
Danube limes
|
| presentIn | Roman itineraries and inscriptions ⓘ |
| region | Transdanubia ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity (late Roman period) ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | Pécs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Roman period ⓘ |
| UNESCOListingYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName | Early Christian Necropolis of Pécs (Sopianae) ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Roman town Sopianae Description of subject: Roman town Sopianae was an important late Roman settlement in the province of Pannonia, best known today as the archaeological and historical precursor of the modern Hungarian city of Pécs.
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