Volubilis
E227837
Volubilis was a prominent ancient Roman city in present-day Morocco, renowned for its well-preserved ruins and role as a major administrative and economic center in North Africa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Volubilis canonical | 10 |
| Volubilis region | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2019794 — 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: Volubilis Context triple: [Mauretania (ancient kingdom), capital, Volubilis]
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A.
Thugga
Thugga is an ancient Roman-Berber city in modern-day Tunisia renowned for its well-preserved ruins and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman city on the Mediterranean coast, renowned for its grand architecture and archaeological significance.
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C.
Sabratha
Sabratha is an ancient Phoenician and Roman city on Libya’s Mediterranean coast, renowned for its well-preserved classical ruins and monumental theater.
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D.
Hippo Regius
Hippo Regius was an important ancient North African port city in Roman Numidia, best known as the episcopal see of St. Augustine.
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E.
Cirta
Cirta was an important ancient Numidian and later Roman city in North Africa, located in what is now northeastern Algeria.
- 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: Volubilis Target entity description: Volubilis was a prominent ancient Roman city in present-day Morocco, renowned for its well-preserved ruins and role as a major administrative and economic center in North Africa.
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A.
Thugga
Thugga is an ancient Roman-Berber city in modern-day Tunisia renowned for its well-preserved ruins and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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B.
Leptis Magna
Leptis Magna is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Roman city on the Mediterranean coast, renowned for its grand architecture and archaeological significance.
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C.
Sabratha
Sabratha is an ancient Phoenician and Roman city on Libya’s Mediterranean coast, renowned for its well-preserved classical ruins and monumental theater.
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D.
Hippo Regius
Hippo Regius was an important ancient North African port city in Roman Numidia, best known as the episcopal see of St. Augustine.
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E.
Cirta
Cirta was an important ancient Numidian and later Roman city in North Africa, located in what is now northeastern Algeria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
ancient Roman city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandonedInCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Morocco ⓘ |
| developedAs | Roman municipium ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
grain production
ⓘ
olive cultivation ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| excavationBeganIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Carthaginians
ⓘ
linked to:
Punic (Carthaginian) people
Mauretanians ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Moroccan Ministry of Culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Ministry of Culture of Morocco
|
| hasStructure |
Capitolium temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Capitoline Temple
Roman basilica ⓘ Triumphal Arch of Caracalla ⓘ city walls ⓘ forum ⓘ gates ⓘ olive presses ⓘ residential houses with mosaics ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Capitolium temple
ⓘ
linked to:
Capitolium
basilica ⓘ mosaics ⓘ olive oil production facilities ⓘ triumphal arch ⓘ well-preserved Roman ruins ⓘ |
| laterRuledBy | Idrisid dynasty ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Africa
ⓘ
present-day Morocco ⓘ
linked to:
modern-day Morocco
|
| locatedInRegion | Fès-Meknès ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Fertile plain of the Oued Khoumane ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Meknes
ⓘ
Zerhoun Massif ⓘ |
| majorExcavationsIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Moulay Idriss Zerhoun ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman province of Mauretania Tingitana
ⓘ
linked to:
Mauretania Tingitana
|
| peakPopulation | approximately 15,000 to 20,000 inhabitants ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center of Mauretania Tingitana
ⓘ
major economic center in Roman North Africa ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 836 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Volubilis Description of subject: Volubilis was a prominent ancient Roman city in present-day Morocco, renowned for its well-preserved ruins and role as a major administrative and economic center in North Africa.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Volubilis