Basilica Ulpia as one of the largest basilicas in Rome
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Basilica Ulpia was a grand Roman civic basilica in Trajan’s Forum, renowned for its vast size, monumental architecture, and central role in the political and judicial life of ancient Rome.
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| Basilica Ulpia as one of the largest basilicas in Rome canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Basilica Ulpia as one of the largest basilicas in Rome Context triple: [Trajan's Forum, notableFor, Basilica Ulpia as one of the largest basilicas in Rome]
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Severan basilica
The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
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B.
former Stoa Basilica
The former Stoa Basilica was a large colonnaded public building in ancient Constantinople that once stood above what is now known as the Basilica Cistern.
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C.
Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata
The Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata is a historic Roman church on Via del Corso, traditionally associated with early Christian worship and notable burials.
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Temple of Romulus on the Roman Forum
The Temple of Romulus on the Roman Forum is a well-preserved early 4th-century Roman temple, notable for its original bronze doors and circular plan, later incorporated into the Church of Santi Cosma e Damiano.
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E.
Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
The Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine is a massive ancient Roman civic building in the Roman Forum, renowned for its monumental vaulted halls and innovative architectural engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Basilica Ulpia as one of the largest basilicas in Rome Target entity description: Basilica Ulpia was a grand Roman civic basilica in Trajan’s Forum, renowned for its vast size, monumental architecture, and central role in the political and judicial life of ancient Rome.
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A.
Severan basilica
The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
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B.
former Stoa Basilica
The former Stoa Basilica was a large colonnaded public building in ancient Constantinople that once stood above what is now known as the Basilica Cistern.
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C.
Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata
The Basilica of Santa Maria in Via Lata is a historic Roman church on Via del Corso, traditionally associated with early Christian worship and notable burials.
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D.
Temple of Romulus on the Roman Forum
The Temple of Romulus on the Roman Forum is a well-preserved early 4th-century Roman temple, notable for its original bronze doors and circular plan, later incorporated into the Church of Santi Cosma e Damiano.
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E.
Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
The Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine is a massive ancient Roman civic building in the Roman Forum, renowned for its monumental vaulted halls and innovative architectural engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman basilica
ⓘ
civic building ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Trajan’s Column
ⓘ
linked to:
Trajan's Column
Trajan’s libraries ⓘ
linked to:
Trajan's Forum
|
| architect | Apollodorus of Damascus ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ancient Roman architecture ⓘ |
| columnOrder | Corinthian order ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 106 CE ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Emperor Trajan
ⓘ
linked to:
Trajan
|
| era | High Roman Empire ⓘ |
| feature |
apse at each short end
ⓘ
bronze roof tiles ⓘ central nave ⓘ double aisles ⓘ internal colonnades ⓘ rich marble decoration ⓘ two side aisles on each side of the nave ⓘ upper galleries ⓘ |
| floorPlan | rectangular basilica with apses at both ends ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
ⓘ
civic basilica ⓘ commercial activities ⓘ law courts ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the archaeological area of the Imperial Fora ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | circa 112 CE ⓘ |
| influenced |
early Christian basilica architecture
ⓘ
later Roman basilicas ⓘ |
| length | approximately 170 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Forum of Trajan
ⓘ
linked to:
Trajan's Forum
Italy ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Marcus Ulpius Traianus
ⓘ
linked to:
Trajan
|
| notUsedFor | Christian liturgy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Imperial Fora
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial fora of Rome
Trajan’s Forum ⓘ
linked to:
Trajan's Forum
|
| pavementMaterial | polychrome marble ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Republican basilicas in the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| remains |
column bases
ⓘ
foundations ⓘ pavement fragments ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | gilded bronze ⓘ |
| significance |
model for monumental civic architecture in the Roman Empire
ⓘ
one of the largest basilicas in ancient Rome ⓘ |
| status | ruin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
judicial proceedings
ⓘ
political life of Rome ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ |
| width | approximately 60 meters ⓘ |
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