Sebaste in Armenia
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Sebaste in Armenia was an ancient city in Roman Armenia, historically notable as the site of the martyrdom of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sebaste in Armenia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4360232 — 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: Sebaste in Armenia Context triple: [Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, placeOfDeath, Sebaste in Armenia]
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A.
Artashat (Armenia)
Artashat is a historic town in Armenia, located in the Ararat Province, known as one of the country’s ancient capitals and a regional cultural center.
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B.
Oshakan, Armenia
Oshakan, Armenia is a historic village best known as the burial site of Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the Armenian alphabet.
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C.
Stepantsminda
Stepantsminda is a small mountain town in northern Georgia, known as a gateway to the Greater Caucasus and the nearby Mount Kazbek.
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D.
Hatsekats, Armenia
Hatsekats is a village in Armenia notable as the birthplace of Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the Armenian alphabet.
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E.
Dvin
Dvin was a major medieval Armenian city that served as a political, economic, and religious center and at times as the capital of Armenia.
- 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: Sebaste in Armenia Target entity description: Sebaste in Armenia was an ancient city in Roman Armenia, historically notable as the site of the martyrdom of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.
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A.
Artashat (Armenia)
Artashat is a historic town in Armenia, located in the Ararat Province, known as one of the country’s ancient capitals and a regional cultural center.
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B.
Oshakan, Armenia
Oshakan, Armenia is a historic village best known as the burial site of Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the Armenian alphabet.
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C.
Stepantsminda
Stepantsminda is a small mountain town in northern Georgia, known as a gateway to the Greater Caucasus and the nearby Mount Kazbek.
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D.
Hatsekats, Armenia
Hatsekats is a village in Armenia notable as the birthplace of Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the Armenian alphabet.
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E.
Dvin
Dvin was a major medieval Armenian city that served as a political, economic, and religious center and at times as the capital of Armenia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ historical site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
ⓘ
Roman military ⓘ early Christian hagiography ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient cities in Asia Minor
ⓘ
Christian martyrdom sites ⓘ Historical Armenian cities ⓘ Roman towns and cities in Turkey ⓘ |
| eventOccurredAt | martyrdom of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste ⓘ |
| hasModernSuccessor | Sivas ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Sebasteia
ⓘ
linked to:
Sebaste
Sebastia ⓘ Sivas (ancient name) ⓘ
linked to:
Sivas
Σεβάστεια ⓘ |
| hasToponymOrigin | Greek word "Sebaste" meaning "venerable" or "august" ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Lesser Armenia
ⓘ
linked to:
Armenia Minor
|
| knownFor |
early Christian martyr cult
ⓘ
martyrdom of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste ⓘ
linked to:
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
|
| languageUsedHistorically |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Armenia
ⓘ
Cappadocia (historical region) ⓘ
linked to:
Cappadocia
Roman Armenia ⓘ |
| locatedInModernCountry | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Sivas, Turkey
ⓘ
linked to:
Sivas
|
| namedAfter |
Augustus (Sebastos)
ⓘ
linked to:
Augustus
|
| near |
upper Euphrates region
ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Mesopotamia
|
| partOf |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| regionType | urban settlement ⓘ |
| religionPracticedHistorically |
Christianity
ⓘ
paganism ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | Christianity ⓘ |
| servedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
military center ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| wasFortified | true ⓘ |
| wasProvinceCapitalOf |
Armenia Minor
ⓘ
Armenia Prima ⓘ
linked to:
Armenia Minor
|
| wasUnderJurisdictionOf |
Byzantine provincial administration
ⓘ
Roman provincial administration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sebaste in Armenia Description of subject: Sebaste in Armenia was an ancient city in Roman Armenia, historically notable as the site of the martyrdom of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste.
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