Emona
E261601
Emona was an ancient Roman city located on the site of present-day Ljubljana, serving as a key urban and military center in the province of Pannonia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emona canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2376691 — 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: Emona Context triple: [Pannonia, importantCity, Emona]
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A.
Salona
Salona was an important ancient Roman city on the Adriatic coast, serving as the chief urban center of the province of Dalmatia in present-day Croatia.
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B.
Skorba
Skorba is an archaeological temple site in Malta, notable for its prehistoric megalithic structures that form part of the island’s ancient temple complex heritage.
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C.
Dubrovno
Dubrovno is a small town in eastern Belarus, historically part of the Russian Empire and home to a significant Jewish community in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Motya
Motya was an important ancient Phoenician island city and trading hub located off the western coast of Sicily.
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E.
Limonar
Limonar is a municipality in western Cuba known for its agricultural activities and location within Matanzas Province.
- 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: Emona Target entity description: Emona was an ancient Roman city located on the site of present-day Ljubljana, serving as a key urban and military center in the province of Pannonia.
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A.
Salona
Salona was an important ancient Roman city on the Adriatic coast, serving as the chief urban center of the province of Dalmatia in present-day Croatia.
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B.
Skorba
Skorba is an archaeological temple site in Malta, notable for its prehistoric megalithic structures that form part of the island’s ancient temple complex heritage.
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C.
Dubrovno
Dubrovno is a small town in eastern Belarus, historically part of the Russian Empire and home to a significant Jewish community in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Motya
Motya was an important ancient Phoenician island city and trading hub located off the western coast of Sicily.
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E.
Limonar
Limonar is a municipality in western Cuba known for its agricultural activities and location within Matanzas Province.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemainsFoundAt |
Kongresni trg, Ljubljana
ⓘ
linked to:
Republic Square, Ljubljana
Mirje, Ljubljana ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemainsInclude |
burials
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ mosaics ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Roman provincial culture ⓘ |
| declineBeganInCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture in surrounding territory
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| fortifiedWith |
defensive towers
ⓘ
stone walls ⓘ |
| foundedAroundYear | 14 AD ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
military center
ⓘ
urban center ⓘ |
| governedAs | municipal community under Roman law ⓘ |
| hadFeature |
central forum
ⓘ
necropolis outside city walls ⓘ orthogonal street grid ⓘ public baths ⓘ rectangular city plan ⓘ |
| hadInfrastructure |
aqueduct
ⓘ
paved streets ⓘ sewer system ⓘ |
| hadStatus | Roman colonia ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Roman province of Pannonia
ⓘ
Slovenia ⓘ present-day Ljubljana ⓘ |
| locatedOn | right bank of the River Ljubljanica ⓘ |
| modernCommemoration |
City Museum of Ljubljana Emona exhibitions
ⓘ
outdoor archaeological parks in Ljubljana ⓘ |
| modernNameOfSite | Ljubljana ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | several thousand inhabitants ⓘ |
| religionPracticed |
Roman polytheism
ⓘ
early Christianity ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
controlled routes between Italy and the Balkans
ⓘ
protected approaches to northern Italy ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | medieval Ljubljana ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent | devastation during invasions in late antiquity ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Roman legions
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman legion
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emona Description of subject: Emona was an ancient Roman city located on the site of present-day Ljubljana, serving as a key urban and military center in the province of Pannonia.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.