Cardo Maximus
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Cardo Maximus is the main colonnaded north–south street of the ancient Greco-Roman city of Jerash in modern-day Jordan, notable for its well-preserved columns and paving.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cardo Maximus canonical | 2 |
| Cardo Maximus of Jerash | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4059181 — 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: Cardo Maximus Context triple: [Roman ruins of Jerash, hasStructure, Cardo Maximus]
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A.
Lucio
Lucio is a popular support hero in the game Overwatch, known for his music-based abilities that heal and speed up teammates.
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B.
Maximus
Maximus is a masculine given name of Latin origin, often associated with greatness or superiority and used both historically and in modern times.
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C.
Aelius
Aelius is an ancient Roman family name (nomen) associated with several notable figures of the Roman Empire, including emperors and high-ranking officials.
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D.
Lúcio
Lúcio is a Brazilian architect and urban planner best known as the principal designer of Brasília, the country’s modernist capital city.
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E.
David Tiberius
David Tiberius was a lesser-known Byzantine prince of the 7th century, notable mainly as a son of Emperor Heraclius during a turbulent period of imperial succession.
- 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: Cardo Maximus Target entity description: Cardo Maximus is the main colonnaded north–south street of the ancient Greco-Roman city of Jerash in modern-day Jordan, notable for its well-preserved columns and paving.
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A.
Lucio
Lucio is a popular support hero in the game Overwatch, known for his music-based abilities that heal and speed up teammates.
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B.
Maximus
Maximus is a masculine given name of Latin origin, often associated with greatness or superiority and used both historically and in modern times.
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C.
Aelius
Aelius is an ancient Roman family name (nomen) associated with several notable figures of the Roman Empire, including emperors and high-ranking officials.
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D.
Lúcio
Lúcio is a Brazilian architect and urban planner best known as the principal designer of Brasília, the country’s modernist capital city.
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E.
David Tiberius
David Tiberius was a lesser-known Byzantine prince of the 7th century, notable mainly as a son of Emperor Heraclius during a turbulent period of imperial succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient street
ⓘ
archaeological site feature ⓘ |
| connects |
North Gate (Jerash)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jerash
Oval Plaza (Jerash) ⓘ
linked to:
Roman ruins of Jerash
South Gate (Jerash) ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalElement |
Corinthian columns
ⓘ
Ionic columns ⓘ column bases ⓘ column capitals ⓘ drainage channel ⓘ paved roadway ⓘ sidewalks ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Greco-Roman architecture ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial |
limestone
ⓘ
stone paving slabs ⓘ |
| hasDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cardo urban axis
ⓘ
colonnaded street ⓘ rows of columns ⓘ stone paving ⓘ well-preserved columns ⓘ well-preserved paving ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
North Theater (Jerash)
ⓘ
Nymphaeum (Jerash) ⓘ South Theater (Jerash) ⓘ Temple of Artemis (Jerash) ⓘ Temple of Zeus (Jerash) ⓘ Tetrapylon (Jerash) ⓘ cathedral complex (Jerash) ⓘ
linked to:
Roman ruins of Jerash
city gates of Gerasa ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Jerash archaeological site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jerash
ⓘ
Jerash Archaeological Site ⓘ
linked to:
Jerash
Jerash Governorate ⓘ
linked to:
Jarash Governorate
Jordan ⓘ Levant ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
Middle East ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greco-Roman city of Jerash
ⓘ
Roman city plan of Gerasa ⓘ ancient city of Gerasa ⓘ |
| significance | one of the best-preserved Roman colonnaded streets in the Near East ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | major tourist attraction in Jerash ⓘ |
| urbanFunction |
commercial street
ⓘ
main north–south thoroughfare ⓘ processional route ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
Umayyad period ⓘ
linked to:
Umayyad Caliphate
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cardo Maximus Description of subject: Cardo Maximus is the main colonnaded north–south street of the ancient Greco-Roman city of Jerash in modern-day Jordan, notable for its well-preserved columns and paving.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cardo Maximus
linked to: Cardo Maximus