Heraclea at Latmus
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Heraclea at Latmus was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Caria in Asia Minor, known for its strategic harbor and proximity to Mount Latmus.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heraclea ad Latmum | 1 |
| Heraclea at Latmus canonical | 1 |
| Herakleia Latmos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2858983 — 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: Heraclea at Latmus Context triple: [Caria, hasMajorCity, Heraclea at Latmus]
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A.
Heraclea
Heraclea was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy’s Lucania region, known for its strategic location and role in Magna Graecia.
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B.
Heraclea Lyncestis
Heraclea Lyncestis was an ancient Macedonian city, later a significant Roman and Byzantine center, located near modern Bitola in North Macedonia.
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C.
Argive Heraion
The Argive Heraion is an ancient sanctuary in the Argolid region of Greece dedicated to the goddess Hera, notable as one of the most important religious centers of the classical Greek world.
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D.
Clazomenae
Clazomenae was an ancient Ionian Greek city in western Asia Minor, noted as a center of early philosophy and commerce.
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E.
Lampsacus
Lampsacus was an ancient Greek city on the eastern shore of the Hellespont, known as a center of philosophy and culture in classical antiquity.
- 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: Heraclea at Latmus Target entity description: Heraclea at Latmus was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Caria in Asia Minor, known for its strategic harbor and proximity to Mount Latmus.
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A.
Heraclea
Heraclea was an important ancient Greek city in southern Italy’s Lucania region, known for its strategic location and role in Magna Graecia.
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B.
Heraclea Lyncestis
Heraclea Lyncestis was an ancient Macedonian city, later a significant Roman and Byzantine center, located near modern Bitola in North Macedonia.
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C.
Argive Heraion
The Argive Heraion is an ancient sanctuary in the Argolid region of Greece dedicated to the goddess Hera, notable as one of the most important religious centers of the classical Greek world.
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D.
Clazomenae
Clazomenae was an ancient Ionian Greek city in western Asia Minor, noted as a center of early philosophy and commerce.
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E.
Lampsacus
Lampsacus was an ancient Greek city on the eastern shore of the Hellespont, known as a center of philosophy and culture in classical antiquity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
polis ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Heraclea ad Latmum
ⓘ
linked to:
Heraclea at Latmus
Herakleia Latmos ⓘ
linked to:
Heraclea at Latmus
|
| associatedWith | myth of Endymion ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| governedBy | local Greek civic institutions ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
agora
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ harbor installations ⓘ temples ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | ruins near Lake Bafa ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture in surrounding region
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| hasFeature | strategic harbor ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Gulf of Latmus
ⓘ
Latmian Gulf ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMountain | Latmus Mountains ⓘ |
| hasNearbySanctuary | sanctuary of Endymion ⓘ |
| hasTopography | rocky slopes of Mount Latmus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hellenistic city walls
ⓘ
fortified acropolis ⓘ harbor facilities ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ Caria ⓘ modern Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mount Latmus ⓘ |
| locatedOn | coast of Caria ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Turkey ⓘ |
| modernVicinity |
Aydın Province
ⓘ
Bafa Lake area ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Heracles ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek world
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenic world
Hellenistic world ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenistic period
|
| region | Ionia and Caria border area ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek polytheism ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to inland routes via Mount Latmus passes
ⓘ
control of coastal routes in Caria ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classical period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heraclea at Latmus Description of subject: Heraclea at Latmus was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Caria in Asia Minor, known for its strategic harbor and proximity to Mount Latmus.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Heraclea at Latmus
linked to: Heraclea at Latmus