Basilica Porcia (earlier Republican period)
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The Basilica Porcia was the earliest basilica in ancient Rome, built by Cato the Elder near the Forum Romanum during the Republican period as a venue for legal and commercial activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Basilica Porcia (earlier Republican period) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1973201 — 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: Basilica Porcia (earlier Republican period) Context triple: [Regio VIII Forum Romanum, contains, Basilica Porcia (earlier Republican period)]
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A.
Basilica Julia
Basilica Julia was a grand public building and law court in the Roman Forum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and later completed by Augustus, used primarily for legal proceedings and commercial activities.
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B.
Basilica Aemilia
Basilica Aemilia was an important ancient Roman public basilica on the Forum Romanum, renowned for its elegant architecture and role as a center of commerce and legal affairs.
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C.
Curia Julia
Curia Julia was the principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Forum Romanum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and completed under Augustus.
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D.
Trajan's Forum
Trajan's Forum was an expansive imperial public complex in ancient Rome, renowned for its grand architecture, markets, and monumental column celebrating Emperor Trajan's victories.
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E.
Severan basilica
The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
- 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: Basilica Porcia (earlier Republican period) Target entity description: The Basilica Porcia was the earliest basilica in ancient Rome, built by Cato the Elder near the Forum Romanum during the Republican period as a venue for legal and commercial activities.
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A.
Basilica Julia
Basilica Julia was a grand public building and law court in the Roman Forum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and later completed by Augustus, used primarily for legal proceedings and commercial activities.
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B.
Basilica Aemilia
Basilica Aemilia was an important ancient Roman public basilica on the Forum Romanum, renowned for its elegant architecture and role as a center of commerce and legal affairs.
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C.
Curia Julia
Curia Julia was the principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Forum Romanum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and completed under Augustus.
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D.
Trajan's Forum
Trajan's Forum was an expansive imperial public complex in ancient Rome, renowned for its grand architecture, markets, and monumental column celebrating Emperor Trajan's victories.
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E.
Severan basilica
The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman building
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basilica ⓘ public building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman basilica ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman commercial life
ⓘ
Roman legal system ⓘ |
| builtBy | Cato the Elder ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| builtOnInitiativeOf |
Marcus Porcius Cato the Censor
ⓘ
linked to:
Cato the Elder
|
| category |
Ancient Roman architecture
ⓘ
Ancient Roman law ⓘ Buildings and structures in the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cato the Elder ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 184 BC ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
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| creator | Cato the Elder ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | riots after the death of Publius Clodius Pulcher ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 52 BC ⓘ |
| earliestOf | basilicas in ancient Rome ⓘ |
| function |
commercial activities venue
ⓘ
legal activities venue ⓘ meeting place ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | earlier Republican period ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 184 BC ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | Basilica Porcia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Forum Romanum
ⓘ
Roman Forum area ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Forum
Rome ⓘ |
| materialEvidence | archaeological remains are minimal or uncertain ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | ancient literary sources ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cato the Elder
ⓘ
Porcius family ⓘ |
| noLongerExists | true ⓘ |
| owner | Roman state ⓘ |
| partOf |
Republican Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Republic
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| preceded | later Roman basilicas ⓘ |
| precededBy | no earlier basilica in Rome ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
business transactions
ⓘ
law courts ⓘ public assemblies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basilica Porcia (earlier Republican period) Description of subject: The Basilica Porcia was the earliest basilica in ancient Rome, built by Cato the Elder near the Forum Romanum during the Republican period as a venue for legal and commercial activities.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome)