Column of Antoninus Pius
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The Column of Antoninus Pius is a Roman monumental column erected in the 2nd century AD to commemorate the deified emperor Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina, notable for its elaborate base reliefs depicting their apotheosis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Column of Antoninus Pius canonical | 2 |
| Column of Antoninus Pius base reliefs | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2064024 — 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: Column of Antoninus Pius Context triple: [Nerva–Antonine dynasty, notableWork, Column of Antoninus Pius]
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A.
Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii
Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii is the monumental Roman victory column in Rome dedicated to Emperor Marcus Aurelius, renowned for its spiral reliefs depicting his military campaigns.
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B.
Kiosk of Trajan
The Kiosk of Trajan is a small, unfinished Roman-era pavilion on the island of Philae in Egypt, renowned for its elegant columns and role as a ceremonial riverside entrance to the Temple of Isis.
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C.
Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome
The Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome is a monumental Roman victory column, richly carved with spiral reliefs commemorating Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns along the Danube frontier.
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D.
Arch of Septimius Severus
The Arch of Septimius Severus is a monumental Roman triumphal arch in Leptis Magna, Libya, built in the early 3rd century AD to honor Emperor Septimius Severus and commemorate his military victories.
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E.
Trajan's Column
Trajan's Column is a monumental Roman victory column in Rome, renowned for its spiral bas-relief frieze depicting Emperor Trajan’s Dacian Wars and serving as his funerary monument.
- 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: Column of Antoninus Pius Target entity description: The Column of Antoninus Pius is a Roman monumental column erected in the 2nd century AD to commemorate the deified emperor Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina, notable for its elaborate base reliefs depicting their apotheosis.
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A.
Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii
Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii is the monumental Roman victory column in Rome dedicated to Emperor Marcus Aurelius, renowned for its spiral reliefs depicting his military campaigns.
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B.
Kiosk of Trajan
The Kiosk of Trajan is a small, unfinished Roman-era pavilion on the island of Philae in Egypt, renowned for its elegant columns and role as a ceremonial riverside entrance to the Temple of Isis.
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C.
Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome
The Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome is a monumental Roman victory column, richly carved with spiral reliefs commemorating Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns along the Danube frontier.
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D.
Arch of Septimius Severus
The Arch of Septimius Severus is a monumental Roman triumphal arch in Leptis Magna, Libya, built in the early 3rd century AD to honor Emperor Septimius Severus and commemorate his military victories.
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E.
Trajan's Column
Trajan's Column is a monumental Roman victory column in Rome, renowned for its spiral bas-relief frieze depicting Emperor Trajan’s Dacian Wars and serving as his funerary monument.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman monument
ⓘ
ancient Roman sculpture ⓘ triumphal column ⓘ |
| architecturalOrder | Corinthian order ⓘ |
| artMovement | Roman Imperial art ⓘ |
| columnType | monolithic column ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | AD 161 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | AD 161 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currentLocationOfBase |
Cortile della Pigna
ⓘ
Vatican Museums ⓘ |
| currentLocationOfShaftFragments |
Piazza di Montecitorio area
ⓘ
linked to:
Piazza Montecitorio
|
| dedicatedTo |
Antoninus Pius
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Faustina the Elder ⓘ |
| dedicationStatus | honorific monument ⓘ |
| depicts |
apotheosis of Antoninus Pius
ⓘ
apotheosis of Faustina the Elder ⓘ
linked to:
Faustina the Elder
decursio (equestrian military parade) ⓘ personification of Campus Martius ⓘ personification of Roma ⓘ |
| discoveredAt |
Piazza di Montecitorio
ⓘ
linked to:
Piazza Montecitorio
|
| discoveredIn | 1703 ⓘ |
| erectedBy |
Lucius Verus
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Marcus Aurelius ⓘ |
| hasPart |
base
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column shaft ⓘ inscription panel ⓘ pedestal ⓘ relief panels ⓘ |
| height | approximately 14.75 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural property of Italy ⓘ |
| inception | 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | dedicatory inscription ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Italy ⓘ |
| location |
Campus Martius
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
marble
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red granite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
base reliefs depicting apotheosis of Antoninus Pius and Faustina
ⓘ
classical Roman relief sculpture ⓘ |
| purpose |
commemoration of Faustina the Elder
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commemoration of deified emperor Antoninus Pius ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Imperial cult
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman imperial cult
|
| style | Antonine sculpture ⓘ |
| subjectOf | archaeological study ⓘ |
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Subject: Column of Antoninus Pius Description of subject: The Column of Antoninus Pius is a Roman monumental column erected in the 2nd century AD to commemorate the deified emperor Antoninus Pius and his wife Faustina, notable for its elaborate base reliefs depicting their apotheosis.
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