Basilica Aemilia

E46290

ancient Roman basilica archaeological site public building

Basilica Aemilia was an important ancient Roman public basilica on the Forum Romanum, renowned for its elegant architecture and role as a center of commerce and legal affairs.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Basilica Aemilia canonical	5
Basilica Aemilia et Paulli	1
Basilica Emilia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T337572 — 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 Aemilia
Context triple: [Forum Romanum, contains, Basilica Aemilia]

A. Curia Julia
Curia Julia was the principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Forum Romanum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and completed under Augustus.
B. Temple of Saturn
The Temple of Saturn is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, historically associated with the god Saturn and serving as the state treasury of the Roman Republic and Empire.
C. Severan basilica
The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
D. Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, commemorating Emperor Titus’s victory in the Jewish War and famed for its reliefs depicting the spoils from the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
E. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, originally dedicated to the empress Faustina and later to Emperor Antoninus Pius, notable for its well-preserved Corinthian columns and later conversion into a church.
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 Aemilia
Target entity description: Basilica Aemilia was an important ancient Roman public basilica on the Forum Romanum, renowned for its elegant architecture and role as a center of commerce and legal affairs.

A. Curia Julia
Curia Julia was the principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Forum Romanum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and completed under Augustus.
B. Temple of Saturn
The Temple of Saturn is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, historically associated with the god Saturn and serving as the state treasury of the Roman Republic and Empire.
C. Severan basilica
The Severan basilica is a grand Roman public building in the ancient city of Leptis Magna, Libya, renowned for its monumental architecture commissioned under the Severan dynasty.
D. Arch of Titus
The Arch of Titus is an ancient Roman triumphal arch in the Roman Forum, commemorating Emperor Titus’s victory in the Jewish War and famed for its reliefs depicting the spoils from the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
E. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina
The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, originally dedicated to the empress Faustina and later to Emperor Antoninus Pius, notable for its well-preserved Corinthian columns and later conversion into a church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman basilica ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ public building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Basilica Aemilia et Paulli ⓘ linked to: Basilica Aemilia Basilica Emilia ⓘ linked to: Basilica Aemilia
architecturalStyle	Roman architecture ⓘ
builder	Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ Marcus Fulvius Nobilior ⓘ
builtIn	179 BC ⓘ
constructionStart	2nd century BC ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
decoratedWith	colored marble slabs ⓘ reliefs ⓘ statues ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ⓘ Marcus Fulvius Nobilior ⓘ
destroyedBy	fire ⓘ
destroyedDuring	Sack of Rome by the Visigoths ⓘ linked to: Sack of Rome 410 AD
destroyedIn	410 AD ⓘ
excavatedIn	19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ
hasFeature	tabernae (shops) along its facade ⓘ view over the Forum ⓘ
hasPart	apse ⓘ colonnades ⓘ nave ⓘ portico ⓘ side aisles ⓘ
heritageDesignation	part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ
locatedIn	Italy ⓘ Roman Forum ⓘ Rome ⓘ
materialUsed	concrete ⓘ marble ⓘ
namedAfter	gens Aemilia ⓘ
notableFor	elegant architecture ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Forum Romanum ⓘ
primaryFunction	center of commerce ⓘ center of legal affairs ⓘ
restoredBy	Lucius Aemilius Paullus ⓘ Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (triumvir) ⓘ linked to: Marcus Aemilius Lepidus
restoredIn	1st century BC ⓘ
status	ruin ⓘ
timePeriod	Roman Republic ⓘ early Roman Empire ⓘ
underwent	multiple restorations ⓘ
usedFor	banking activities ⓘ business transactions ⓘ legal proceedings ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Forum Romanum → contains → Basilica Aemilia ⓘ

Roman Forum → contains → Basilica Aemilia ⓘ

Regio VIII Forum Romanum → contains → Basilica Aemilia ⓘ

subject linked to: Regio VIII Forum Romanum (ancient Rome)

Via Sacra → passes → Basilica Aemilia ⓘ

Forum Magnum → contains → Basilica Aemilia ⓘ

Basilica Aemilia → alsoKnownAs → Basilica Emilia ⓘ

linked to: Basilica Aemilia

Basilica Aemilia → alsoKnownAs → Basilica Aemilia et Paulli ⓘ