Banna
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Banna is the Latin name of Birdoswald Roman Fort, a key military site along Hadrian’s Wall in Roman Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banna canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1906787 — 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: Banna Context triple: [Birdoswald Roman Fort, hasNameInLatin, Banna]
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A.
Baniata
Baniata is an Oceanic language of the Meso-Melanesian group spoken in the Solomon Islands.
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B.
Ballana
Ballana is an important archaeological site in Lower Nubia known for its rich group of royal tumulus graves from the post-Meroitic period.
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C.
Bala
Bala is a small historic market town in Gwynedd, Wales, best known for its proximity to Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), the largest natural lake in Wales.
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D.
Bacavi
Bacavi is a traditional Hopi village located on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona.
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E.
Butuan
Butuan is a historically significant city in the Caraga region of northeastern Mindanao in the Philippines, known for its rich pre-colonial heritage and archaeological sites.
- 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: Banna Target entity description: Banna is the Latin name of Birdoswald Roman Fort, a key military site along Hadrian’s Wall in Roman Britain.
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A.
Baniata
Baniata is an Oceanic language of the Meso-Melanesian group spoken in the Solomon Islands.
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B.
Ballana
Ballana is an important archaeological site in Lower Nubia known for its rich group of royal tumulus graves from the post-Meroitic period.
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C.
Bala
Bala is a small historic market town in Gwynedd, Wales, best known for its proximity to Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), the largest natural lake in Wales.
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D.
Bacavi
Bacavi is a traditional Hopi village located on the Hopi Reservation in northeastern Arizona.
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E.
Butuan
Butuan is a historically significant city in the Caraga region of northeastern Mindanao in the Philippines, known for its rich pre-colonial heritage and archaeological sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman fort
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hadrian's Wall frontier system
ⓘ
linked to:
Hadrian's Wall
|
| builtBy | Roman army ⓘ |
| category |
Forts along Hadrian's Wall
ⓘ
Roman sites in Cumbria ⓘ |
| constructedAlong | Hadrian's Wall ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse | heritage attraction ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| functionedAs | fort on Hadrian's Wall ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
auxiliary units
ⓘ
cohors I Aelia Dacorum ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
late Roman activity
ⓘ
long-term occupation ⓘ post-Roman reuse ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
barracks
ⓘ
granaries ⓘ nearby civilian settlement (vicus) ⓘ principia ⓘ stone fortifications ⓘ vallum ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
substantial standing walls
ⓘ
visible fort layout ⓘ |
| knownFor |
views over the River Irthing valley
ⓘ
well-preserved fort remains ⓘ |
| LatinNameOf | Birdoswald Roman Fort ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumbria
ⓘ
Roman Britain ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Gilsland
ⓘ
River Irthing ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| modernSiteName | Birdoswald Roman Fort ⓘ |
| near | western sector of Hadrian's Wall ⓘ |
| openTo | public ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hadrian's Wall
ⓘ
Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to:
Hadrian's Wall
Roman frontier in Britain ⓘ |
| provinceInAntiquity | Britannia ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Roman military inscriptions ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Imperial period
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| usedFor |
border control
ⓘ
garrisoning troops ⓘ military defence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Banna Description of subject: Banna is the Latin name of Birdoswald Roman Fort, a key military site along Hadrian’s Wall in Roman Britain.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.