Obelisk of Domitian
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The Obelisk of Domitian is an ancient Roman obelisk, originally erected by Emperor Domitian and now prominently crowning Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers in Rome’s Piazza Navona.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Obeliscus Pamphilius | 1 |
| Obelisk of Domitian canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4123998 — 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: Obelisk of Domitian Context triple: [Fountain of the Four Rivers, hasPart, Obelisk of Domitian]
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A.
Obelisk of Augustus
The Obelisk of Augustus is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus and prominently erected as a monumental symbol of imperial power.
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B.
Obelisk of the Quirinal
The Obelisk of the Quirinal is an ancient Roman obelisk now standing prominently in Rome’s Piazza del Quirinale, serving as a notable landmark near the Quirinal Palace.
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C.
Macuteo Obelisk
The Macuteo Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian obelisk now standing atop the fountain in Rome’s Piazza della Rotonda, directly in front of the Pantheon.
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D.
Aurelian Column
The Aurelian Column is a Roman victory column in Rome, Italy, erected to commemorate Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns, notable for its spiral reliefs depicting scenes of war.
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E.
Empress Column
Empress Column is a prominent and ornately shaped stalactite-stalagmite formation renowned as one of the signature natural limestone features within Luray Caverns in Virginia.
- 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: Obelisk of Domitian Target entity description: The Obelisk of Domitian is an ancient Roman obelisk, originally erected by Emperor Domitian and now prominently crowning Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers in Rome’s Piazza Navona.
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A.
Obelisk of Augustus
The Obelisk of Augustus is an ancient Egyptian granite obelisk brought to Rome by Emperor Augustus and prominently erected as a monumental symbol of imperial power.
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B.
Obelisk of the Quirinal
The Obelisk of the Quirinal is an ancient Roman obelisk now standing prominently in Rome’s Piazza del Quirinale, serving as a notable landmark near the Quirinal Palace.
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C.
Macuteo Obelisk
The Macuteo Obelisk is an ancient Egyptian obelisk now standing atop the fountain in Rome’s Piazza della Rotonda, directly in front of the Pantheon.
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D.
Aurelian Column
The Aurelian Column is a Roman victory column in Rome, Italy, erected to commemorate Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns, notable for its spiral reliefs depicting scenes of war.
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E.
Empress Column
Empress Column is a prominent and ornately shaped stalactite-stalagmite formation renowned as one of the signature natural limestone features within Luray Caverns in Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman obelisk
ⓘ
monument ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Domitian (imperial cult)
ⓘ
linked to:
Domitian
Isis ⓘ Serapis ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman monuments in Rome
ⓘ
Domitianic architecture ⓘ Obelisks in Rome ⓘ |
| cityOfOriginalLocation | Rome ⓘ |
| crowns | Fountain of the Four Rivers ⓘ |
| culture | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
tourist attraction
ⓘ
urban landmark ⓘ |
| dateOfOriginalErection | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Emperor Domitian
ⓘ
linked to:
Domitian
|
| hasArchitecturalContext | Bernini’s sculptural program for Fountain of the Four Rivers ⓘ |
| hasArtisticContext |
Baroque Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Historic Centre of Rome
|
| hasInscriptionType |
hieroglyphic inscriptions later adapted for other emperors
ⓘ
hieroglyphic inscriptions praising Domitian ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| hasScript | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| heightIncludingBase | approximately 30 meters ⓘ |
| heightOfShaft | approximately 16 meters ⓘ |
| heritageContext | Baroque redesign of Piazza Navona ⓘ |
| isImitationOf | Egyptian obelisk type ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Piazza Navona ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Rome ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| material | red granite ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Iseum Campense
ⓘ
Temple of Isis and Serapis on the Campus Martius ⓘ
linked to:
Serapeum of Rome
|
| originallyErectedBy |
Emperor Domitian
ⓘ
linked to:
Domitian
|
| partOf |
Fountain of the Four Rivers ensemble
ⓘ
linked to:
Fountain of the Four Rivers
|
| partOfUrbanArea | historic center of Rome ⓘ |
| reassembledBy | Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| rediscoveredInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| reerectedBy | Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| reerectedDuringPapacyOf | Pope Innocent X ⓘ |
| reerectionDate | 1651 ⓘ |
| reignOfErection | Domitian ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Imperial cult of the Roman emperors
ⓘ
Roman cult of Isis and Serapis ⓘ
linked to:
cult of Isis
|
| situatedOn |
Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers
ⓘ
linked to:
Fountain of the Four Rivers
|
| style | Roman imitation of Egyptian obelisk ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Piazza Navona ⓘ |
| wasBroken | yes ⓘ |
| wasToppled | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Obelisk of Domitian Description of subject: The Obelisk of Domitian is an ancient Roman obelisk, originally erected by Emperor Domitian and now prominently crowning Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers in Rome’s Piazza Navona.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Obelisk of Domitian