Corinium Dobunnorum
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Corinium Dobunnorum was a prominent Roman town in what is now Cirencester, England, serving as an important administrative and commercial center in Roman Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corinium Dobunnorum canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1703481 — 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: Corinium Dobunnorum Context triple: [Britannia (Roman province), majorCity, Corinium Dobunnorum]
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A.
Glevum
Glevum was the Roman-era name for the settlement that later became the English city of Gloucester, originally established as a military fort and later developed into a colonia.
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B.
Eboracum
Eboracum was the major Roman fortress and city that later became the English city of York, serving as an important military and administrative center in Roman Britain.
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C.
Camulodunum
Camulodunum was an important ancient Roman town in Britain, serving as the first provincial capital and a major military and administrative center.
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D.
Verulamium
Verulamium was a major Roman town in Britain, located near modern St Albans, known for its archaeological remains including mosaics, a theatre, and city walls.
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E.
Richborough Roman Fort
Richborough Roman Fort is a major archaeological site in Kent, England, that preserves the remains of a significant Roman military and port complex marking one of the main entry points of Roman Britain.
- 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: Corinium Dobunnorum Target entity description: Corinium Dobunnorum was a prominent Roman town in what is now Cirencester, England, serving as an important administrative and commercial center in Roman Britain.
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A.
Glevum
Glevum was the Roman-era name for the settlement that later became the English city of Gloucester, originally established as a military fort and later developed into a colonia.
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B.
Eboracum
Eboracum was the major Roman fortress and city that later became the English city of York, serving as an important military and administrative center in Roman Britain.
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C.
Camulodunum
Camulodunum was an important ancient Roman town in Britain, serving as the first provincial capital and a major military and administrative center.
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D.
Verulamium
Verulamium was a major Roman town in Britain, located near modern St Albans, known for its archaeological remains including mosaics, a theatre, and city walls.
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E.
Richborough Roman Fort
Richborough Roman Fort is a major archaeological site in Kent, England, that preserves the remains of a significant Roman military and port complex marking one of the main entry points of Roman Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman town
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ settlement in Roman Britain ⓘ |
| approximateRankBySize | second largest town in Roman Britain ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
building foundations
ⓘ
coins ⓘ inscribed stones ⓘ pottery ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| civitasOf | Dobunni ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Roman roads ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Ermin Street
ⓘ
Fosse Way ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culture | Romano-British ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 4th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
2nd century
ⓘ
3rd century ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
craft production
ⓘ
trade ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
amphitheatre
ⓘ
basilica ⓘ cemeteries ⓘ forum ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ mosaic floors ⓘ public baths ⓘ street grid ⓘ town houses ⓘ town walls ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Corinium Museum ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfGovernment | civitas administration ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cirencester
ⓘ
England ⓘ Gloucestershire ⓘ Roman Britain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| modernSite | Cirencester ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dobunni ⓘ |
| near | River Churn ⓘ |
| partOf | province of Britannia ⓘ |
| postRomanSuccessor | early medieval settlement at Cirencester ⓘ |
| rankInRomanBritain | one of the largest towns ⓘ |
| region | Cotswolds ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative centre
ⓘ
civitas capital ⓘ commercial centre ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Corinium Dobunnorum Description of subject: Corinium Dobunnorum was a prominent Roman town in what is now Cirencester, England, serving as an important administrative and commercial center in Roman Britain.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.