Basilica Ulpia
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Basilica Ulpia was a grand Roman civic basilica in Trajan’s Forum in Rome, renowned for its vast interior space and role as a center for legal and commercial activities in the early 2nd century AD.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basilica Ulpia canonical | 5 |
| the Forum of Trajan’s basilica (Basilica Ulpia) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3358861 — 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: Basilica Ulpia Context triple: [Trajan's Forum, hasPart, Basilica Ulpia]
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A.
Basilica Julia
Basilica Julia was a grand public building and law court in the Roman Forum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and later completed by Augustus, used primarily for legal proceedings and commercial activities.
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Trajan's Forum
Trajan's Forum was an expansive imperial public complex in ancient Rome, renowned for its grand architecture, markets, and monumental column celebrating Emperor Trajan's victories.
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Temple of Trajan
The Temple of Trajan was a grand Roman temple in the Forum of Trajan in Rome, dedicated to Emperor Trajan and renowned as part of one of the empire’s most impressive imperial complexes.
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D.
Temple of Trajan
The Temple of Trajan is a Roman imperial sanctuary in the ancient city of Pergamon, notable for its grand marble architecture dedicated to Emperor Trajan (and later Hadrian).
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Temple of Vespasian and Titus
The Temple of Vespasian and Titus is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum dedicated to the deified emperors Vespasian and his son Titus, notable today for its surviving Corinthian columns and richly carved entablature.
- 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: Basilica Ulpia Target entity description: Basilica Ulpia was a grand Roman civic basilica in Trajan’s Forum in Rome, renowned for its vast interior space and role as a center for legal and commercial activities in the early 2nd century AD.
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A.
Basilica Julia
Basilica Julia was a grand public building and law court in the Roman Forum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and later completed by Augustus, used primarily for legal proceedings and commercial activities.
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B.
Trajan's Forum
Trajan's Forum was an expansive imperial public complex in ancient Rome, renowned for its grand architecture, markets, and monumental column celebrating Emperor Trajan's victories.
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C.
Temple of Trajan
The Temple of Trajan was a grand Roman temple in the Forum of Trajan in Rome, dedicated to Emperor Trajan and renowned as part of one of the empire’s most impressive imperial complexes.
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D.
Temple of Trajan
The Temple of Trajan is a Roman imperial sanctuary in the ancient city of Pergamon, notable for its grand marble architecture dedicated to Emperor Trajan (and later Hadrian).
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E.
Temple of Vespasian and Titus
The Temple of Vespasian and Titus is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum dedicated to the deified emperors Vespasian and his son Titus, notable today for its surviving Corinthian columns and richly carved entablature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman basilica
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ 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 ⓘ |
| completionDate | early 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 106 AD ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| currentRemains | foundations and column bases visible in Trajan’s Forum ⓘ |
| era | Imperial Roman period ⓘ |
| excavation | partially excavated in the 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
apses at both ends
ⓘ
bronze roof tiles ⓘ central nave ⓘ colonnades ⓘ richly decorated interior ⓘ side aisles ⓘ upper galleries ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | circa 112 AD ⓘ |
| influenced |
Constantinian basilicas
ⓘ
early Christian church architecture ⓘ |
| length | approximately 170 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Forum of Trajan
ⓘ
linked to:
Trajan's Forum
Italy ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ marble ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Emperor Trajan
ⓘ
linked to:
Trajan
Marcus Ulpius Traianus ⓘ
linked to:
Trajan
|
| partOf |
Imperial Fora
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial fora of Rome
Trajan’s Forum ⓘ
linked to:
Trajan's Forum
|
| patron |
Emperor Trajan
ⓘ
linked to:
Trajan
|
| precededBy | earlier Republican basilicas in the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | civic basilica ⓘ |
| significance |
largest basilica in Rome at the time of its construction
ⓘ
model for later Roman and early Christian basilicas ⓘ |
| status | ruin ⓘ |
| use |
administrative activities
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commercial activities ⓘ judicial proceedings ⓘ legal activities ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ |
| width | approximately 60 meters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basilica Ulpia Description of subject: Basilica Ulpia was a grand Roman civic basilica in Trajan’s Forum in Rome, renowned for its vast interior space and role as a center for legal and commercial activities in the early 2nd century AD.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Basilica Ulpia