Locri Epizephyrii
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Locri Epizephyrii was an important ancient Greek colony in southern Italy, renowned for its early legal code and cultural influence within Magna Graecia.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Locri Epizephyrii canonical | 16 |
| Locri | 12 |
| Epizephyrian Locri | 2 |
| Locri Epizephyrii colony | 1 |
| Locri Epizephyrii urban area | 1 |
| Locri archaeological park | 1 |
| Locri in Italy | 1 |
| Nossis of Locri | 1 |
| ancient city of Locri Epizephyrii | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T407848 — 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: Locri Epizephyrii Context triple: [Magna Graecia, hasPart, Locri Epizephyrii]
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A.
Sybaris
Sybaris was an ancient Greek city in southern Italy famed for its immense wealth and legendary luxury.
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B.
Bruttium
Bruttium was an ancient region in the southernmost part of the Italian peninsula, roughly corresponding to modern Calabria and inhabited by the Bruttii people.
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C.
Rhegium
Rhegium was an important ancient Greek colony in southern Italy, located at the Strait of Messina and known for its strategic and commercial significance in Magna Graecia.
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D.
Epidaurus
Epidaurus is an ancient Greek city renowned for its healing sanctuary of Asclepius and its remarkably well-preserved theater, a masterpiece of classical architecture and acoustics.
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E.
Cyrene
Cyrene is an ancient Greek and Roman city in eastern Libya renowned for its well-preserved ruins and historical significance as a major center of classical civilization.
- 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: Locri Epizephyrii Target entity description: Locri Epizephyrii was an important ancient Greek colony in southern Italy, renowned for its early legal code and cultural influence within Magna Graecia.
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A.
Sybaris
Sybaris was an ancient Greek city in southern Italy famed for its immense wealth and legendary luxury.
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B.
Bruttium
Bruttium was an ancient region in the southernmost part of the Italian peninsula, roughly corresponding to modern Calabria and inhabited by the Bruttii people.
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C.
Rhegium
Rhegium was an important ancient Greek colony in southern Italy, located at the Strait of Messina and known for its strategic and commercial significance in Magna Graecia.
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D.
Epidaurus
Epidaurus is an ancient Greek city renowned for its healing sanctuary of Asclepius and its remarkably well-preserved theater, a masterpiece of classical architecture and acoustics.
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E.
Cyrene
Cyrene is an ancient Greek and Roman city in eastern Libya renowned for its well-preserved ruins and historical significance as a major center of classical civilization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek colony
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ancient Greek city ⓘ polis ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemainsInclude |
city walls
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domestic quarters ⓘ necropolis ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| countryDuringAntiquity | Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
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craft production ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Epizephyrian Locrians
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linked to:
Locrians
Greek colonists from Locris ⓘ Ozolian Locrians ⓘ
linked to:
Locrians
|
| hasArchaeologicalSite |
Locri archaeological park
ⓘ
linked to:
Locri Epizephyrii
|
| hasCult |
cult of Aphrodite
ⓘ
cult of Persephone ⓘ cult of Zeus ⓘ |
| hasLegalCodeAttributedTo | Zaleucus ⓘ |
| hasLegalCodeCharacteristic |
early codification of laws
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strict regulations ⓘ written statutes ⓘ |
| hasModernNameRelation | near modern town of Locri ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
distinctive civic organization
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early written legal code ⓘ important sanctuaries ⓘ influential legal institutions ⓘ noted for cultural influence ⓘ rich religious life ⓘ significant role in Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| hasSanctuary |
Sanctuary of Aphrodite
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Sanctuary of Persephone ⓘ Sanctuary of Zeus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high level of female religious participation
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pinakes (votive tablets) ⓘ terracotta votive offerings ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calabria
ⓘ
Magna Graecia ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Italy
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Italy ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ionian Sea
ⓘ
Zephyrian promontory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek world
ⓘ
network of Greek colonies in Italy ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | polis-based civic institutions ⓘ |
| regionInAntiquity | Bruttium ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Locri Epizephyrii Description of subject: Locri Epizephyrii was an important ancient Greek colony in southern Italy, renowned for its early legal code and cultural influence within Magna Graecia.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Sanctuary of Persephone
subject linked to:
Sanctuary of Zeus
subject linked to:
cult of Aphrodite
subject linked to:
cult of Aphrodite
linked to: Locri Epizephyrii
subject linked to:
cult of Zeus
subject linked to:
Sanctuary of Aphrodite
subject linked to:
Sanctuary of Aphrodite
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subject linked to:
Plato's dialogue Timaeus (as a character related to the Atlantis story)
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subject linked to:
Brutium (historical region)
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