Via Clodia
E233958
Via Clodia was an ancient Roman road that ran through Etruria, connecting Rome with various towns in central Italy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Via Clodia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2101193 — 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: Via Clodia Context triple: [Via Aurelia, connectedTo, Via Clodia]
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A.
Via Salaria
Via Salaria is an ancient Roman road that historically connected Rome to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a major route for the transport of salt and other goods.
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B.
Via Ostiense
Via Ostiense is a historic road in Rome that connects the city center to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and the ancient port of Ostia.
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C.
Via Claudia Augusta
Via Claudia Augusta is an ancient Roman road that connected northern Italy with the provinces across the Alps, serving as a major transalpine trade and military route.
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D.
Via Nomentana
Via Nomentana is an ancient Roman road in Italy that runs northeast from Rome and is known for passing several historic sites, including early Christian catacombs.
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E.
Appian Way
The Appian Way is one of ancient Rome’s earliest and most strategically important roads, historically linking the city to southern Italy and famed as the “Queen of Roads.”
- 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: Via Clodia Target entity description: Via Clodia was an ancient Roman road that ran through Etruria, connecting Rome with various towns in central Italy.
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A.
Via Salaria
Via Salaria is an ancient Roman road that historically connected Rome to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a major route for the transport of salt and other goods.
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B.
Via Ostiense
Via Ostiense is a historic road in Rome that connects the city center to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and the ancient port of Ostia.
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C.
Via Claudia Augusta
Via Claudia Augusta is an ancient Roman road that connected northern Italy with the provinces across the Alps, serving as a major transalpine trade and military route.
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D.
Via Nomentana
Via Nomentana is an ancient Roman road in Italy that runs northeast from Rome and is known for passing several historic sites, including early Christian catacombs.
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E.
Appian Way
The Appian Way is one of ancient Rome’s earliest and most strategically important roads, historically linking the city to southern Italy and famed as the “Queen of Roads.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Roman road ⓘ |
| builtBy | Romans ⓘ |
| connects |
Rome
ⓘ
central Italy ⓘ rural settlements in Etruria ⓘ various towns in Etruria ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| era | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Etruscan-Roman relations ⓘ |
| hasFunction | integration of Etruria into Roman state ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | archaeological interest site ⓘ |
| hasRouteRole | secondary route in Roman road system ⓘ |
| hasType |
road
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Roman road studies ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Etruria ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Clodius family (gens Clodia) ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman road network ⓘ |
| region |
central Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Italy
|
| roadSurface | paved in sections ⓘ |
| traverses | Etruscan territory ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civilian travel
ⓘ
military movement ⓘ trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Via Clodia Description of subject: Via Clodia was an ancient Roman road that ran through Etruria, connecting Rome with various towns in central Italy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.