Aqua Marcia
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Aqua Marcia was one of ancient Rome’s longest and most celebrated aqueducts, renowned for supplying the city with abundant, high-quality water.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aqua Marcia canonical | 9 |
| Aqua Marcia (probable) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3402636 — 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: Aqua Marcia Context triple: [Aniene, usedBy, Aqua Marcia]
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A.
Aqua
Aqua is the distinctive, glossy, and translucent graphical user interface introduced by Apple for macOS, known for its vibrant colors, smooth animations, and skeuomorphic design elements.
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B.
Aqua Anio Vetus
Aqua Anio Vetus was one of ancient Rome’s earliest major aqueducts, channeling water from the Aniene River to supply the growing city.
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C.
Lightwater
Lightwater is a village and civil parish in the English county of Surrey, known for its residential character and proximity to heathland and countryside.
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D.
Dighty Water
Dighty Water is a small river in Angus, Scotland, that flows through the Monifieth and Dundee area before entering the Firth of Tay.
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E.
AquaLoop
AquaLoop is a high-thrill water slide featuring a near-vertical drop and looping enclosed flume, located at the Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast water park in Australia.
- 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: Aqua Marcia Target entity description: Aqua Marcia was one of ancient Rome’s longest and most celebrated aqueducts, renowned for supplying the city with abundant, high-quality water.
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A.
Aqua
Aqua is the distinctive, glossy, and translucent graphical user interface introduced by Apple for macOS, known for its vibrant colors, smooth animations, and skeuomorphic design elements.
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B.
Aqua Anio Vetus
Aqua Anio Vetus was one of ancient Rome’s earliest major aqueducts, channeling water from the Aniene River to supply the growing city.
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C.
Lightwater
Lightwater is a village and civil parish in the English county of Surrey, known for its residential character and proximity to heathland and countryside.
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D.
Dighty Water
Dighty Water is a small river in Angus, Scotland, that flows through the Monifieth and Dundee area before entering the Firth of Tay.
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E.
AquaLoop
AquaLoop is a high-thrill water slide featuring a near-vertical drop and looping enclosed flume, located at the Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast water park in Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman aqueduct
ⓘ
aqueduct in Rome ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| builtBy | Quintus Marcius Rex ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Aqua Iulia
ⓘ
linked to:
Iulia Concordia
Aqua Tepula ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 140 BC ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 144 BC ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| documentedIn |
Frontinus De aquaeductu urbis Romae
ⓘ
linked to:
De aquaeductu (Frontinus)
|
| elevation | high relative to other Roman aqueducts ⓘ |
| era | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the archaeological heritage of Rome ⓘ |
| inception | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| laterUse | incorporated into medieval and later water systems ⓘ |
| length |
about 57 miles
ⓘ
approximately 91 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Quintus Marcius Rex ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abundant water supply
ⓘ
elevated arches approaching Rome ⓘ high quality of its water ⓘ longest of the Republican aqueducts of Rome ⓘ |
| partiallyOnArches | true ⓘ |
| partiallyUnderground | true ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Campagna of Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Campagna
|
| presentDayRemains | visible ruins in and around Rome ⓘ |
| restoredBy |
Augustus
ⓘ
Emperor Caracalla ⓘ
linked to:
Caracalla
Emperor Diocletian ⓘ
linked to:
Diocletian
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa ⓘ |
| sharesArcadesWith |
Aqua Iulia
ⓘ
linked to:
Iulia Concordia
Aqua Tepula ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
near modern Arsoli
ⓘ
near modern Subiaco ⓘ upper Anio valley ⓘ |
| startPoint | Anio River basin ⓘ |
| terminus |
Aventine Hill
ⓘ
Quirinal Hill ⓘ Viminal Hill ⓘ |
| usedFor |
baths in Rome
ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ public fountains ⓘ |
| waterQuality |
clear
ⓘ
cold ⓘ considered excellent for drinking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aqua Marcia Description of subject: Aqua Marcia was one of ancient Rome’s longest and most celebrated aqueducts, renowned for supplying the city with abundant, high-quality water.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.