Roman fort Traiectum
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Roman fort Traiectum was a Roman military fortress and frontier post located at the site of present-day Utrecht in the Netherlands.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roman castellum Traiectum | 2 |
| Roman castellum Fectio | 1 |
| Roman fort Fectio | 1 |
| Roman fort Traiectum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T423630 — 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: Roman fort Traiectum Context triple: [Utrecht, precededBy, Roman fort Traiectum]
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A.
Aalen Roman fort
Aalen Roman fort is a former Roman military camp in present-day Germany that once guarded the frontier of the Roman Empire along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes.
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B.
Segedunum Roman Fort
Segedunum Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman military fort and museum at the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall in Wallsend, England.
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C.
Limes Germanicus
Limes Germanicus was a fortified frontier system of the Roman Empire that marked and defended its boundary in the regions of Germania.
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D.
Saalburg Roman fort
Saalburg Roman fort is a reconstructed Roman military camp in Germany that served as part of the frontier defenses along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes and now functions as an archaeological park and museum.
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E.
Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site
The Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site is a transnational UNESCO designation that protects and showcases the remains of Rome’s ancient border defenses, including monumental frontier works such as Hadrian’s Wall.
- 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: Roman fort Traiectum Target entity description: Roman fort Traiectum was a Roman military fortress and frontier post located at the site of present-day Utrecht in the Netherlands.
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A.
Aalen Roman fort
Aalen Roman fort is a former Roman military camp in present-day Germany that once guarded the frontier of the Roman Empire along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes.
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B.
Segedunum Roman Fort
Segedunum Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman military fort and museum at the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall in Wallsend, England.
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C.
Limes Germanicus
Limes Germanicus was a fortified frontier system of the Roman Empire that marked and defended its boundary in the regions of Germania.
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D.
Saalburg Roman fort
Saalburg Roman fort is a reconstructed Roman military camp in Germany that served as part of the frontier defenses along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes and now functions as an archaeological park and museum.
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E.
Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site
The Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site is a transnational UNESCO designation that protects and showcases the remains of Rome’s ancient border defenses, including monumental frontier works such as Hadrian’s Wall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman fort
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castellum ⓘ frontier post ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Domplein Utrecht ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman frontier in the Netherlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Limes Germanicus
|
| builtBy | Roman army ⓘ |
| civilSuccessor |
Medieval Utrecht
ⓘ
linked to:
Bishopric of Utrecht
|
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| function |
border defense
ⓘ
military fortress ⓘ |
| garrisonType | Roman auxiliary troops ⓘ |
| hasRemains | archaeological remains beneath central Utrecht ⓘ |
| heritageContext | UNESCO World Heritage Site Lower Germanic Limes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Netherlands
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Roman province of Germania Inferior ⓘ Utrecht ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
river Rhine
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linked to:
Rhine
|
| modernSite |
city of Utrecht
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linked to:
Utrecht
|
| nameLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | crossing ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lower Germanic Limes
ⓘ
linked to:
Limes Germanicus
Roman limes ⓘ
linked to:
Limes Germanicus
|
| region | Roman frontier zone in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of Rhine crossing
ⓘ
protection of northern frontier of Roman Empire ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century AD
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2nd century AD ⓘ 3rd century AD ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roman fort Traiectum Description of subject: Roman fort Traiectum was a Roman military fortress and frontier post located at the site of present-day Utrecht in the Netherlands.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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