tomb of Empress Helena
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The tomb of Empress Helena is the monumental 4th-century burial place of Constantine the Great’s mother, located in a mausoleum along the ancient Via Labicana near Rome.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mausoleum of Helena | 4 |
| tomb of Empress Helena canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8330567 — 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: tomb of Empress Helena Context triple: [Mausoleum of Helena on the Via Labicana near Rome, originalUse, tomb of Empress Helena]
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Chapel of St. Helena
The Chapel of St. Helena is a small Christian shrine traditionally associated with Empress Helena’s discovery of the True Cross, located within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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B.
Tomb of the Virgin Mary
The Tomb of the Virgin Mary is a revered Christian shrine in Jerusalem traditionally venerated as the burial place of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is a 5th-century early Christian funerary chapel in Ravenna, Italy, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved and intricate Byzantine mosaics.
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D.
sarcophagus of Constantine the Great
The sarcophagus of Constantine the Great is the monumental red porphyry tomb that once housed the remains of the first Christian Roman emperor, originally placed at the center of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
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Mausoleum of Constantina
The Mausoleum of Constantina is a 4th-century circular Roman mausoleum in Rome, renowned for its early Christian mosaics and later dedication as the church of Santa Costanza.
- 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: tomb of Empress Helena Target entity description: The tomb of Empress Helena is the monumental 4th-century burial place of Constantine the Great’s mother, located in a mausoleum along the ancient Via Labicana near Rome.
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A.
Chapel of St. Helena
The Chapel of St. Helena is a small Christian shrine traditionally associated with Empress Helena’s discovery of the True Cross, located within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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B.
Tomb of the Virgin Mary
The Tomb of the Virgin Mary is a revered Christian shrine in Jerusalem traditionally venerated as the burial place of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
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C.
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is a 5th-century early Christian funerary chapel in Ravenna, Italy, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved and intricate Byzantine mosaics.
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D.
sarcophagus of Constantine the Great
The sarcophagus of Constantine the Great is the monumental red porphyry tomb that once housed the remains of the first Christian Roman emperor, originally placed at the center of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
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Mausoleum of Constantina
The Mausoleum of Constantina is a 4th-century circular Roman mausoleum in Rome, renowned for its early Christian mosaics and later dedication as the church of Santa Costanza.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman mausoleum
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ late antique monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | late Roman imperial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Constantine the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantine I
Constantinian dynasty ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf | Empress Helena ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 4th century ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Empress Helena ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | outside Aurelian Walls of Rome ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalInterest | late Roman funerary architecture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | early Christian imperial burial site ⓘ |
| hasCurrentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| hasDome | true ⓘ |
| hasForm | circular mausoleum ⓘ |
| hasFunction | imperial dynastic burial ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
domed superstructure
ⓘ
monumental circular plan ⓘ |
| hasOriginalFunction | mausoleum ⓘ |
| hasSignificantPeriod | Constantinian period ⓘ |
| hasType | imperial mausoleum ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological monument ⓘ |
| inception | 4th century ⓘ |
| isMonumentTo | Empress Helena ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | archaeological studies of Constantinian Rome ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
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Lazio ⓘ Rome ⓘ suburb of Rome ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Via Labicana ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ |
| motherOfPersonBuried |
Constantine the Great
ⓘ
linked to:
Constantine I
|
| namedAfter |
Flavia Iulia Helena
ⓘ
linked to:
Helena Augusta
Helena ⓘ |
| near | ancient Via Labicana ⓘ |
| partOf |
Roman imperial funerary landscape outside the city walls
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imperial funerary complex on Via Labicana ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| timeOfUse | 4th century AD ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian veneration
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imperial burial ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: tomb of Empress Helena Description of subject: The tomb of Empress Helena is the monumental 4th-century burial place of Constantine the Great’s mother, located in a mausoleum along the ancient Via Labicana near Rome.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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