macellum of Aezani

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ancient Roman marketplace building macellum

The macellum of Aezani is an ancient Roman marketplace building in the city of Aizanoi (modern Çavdarhisar, Turkey), notable for its well-preserved structure and inscriptions related to the Diocletianic Price Edict.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
ancient macellum of Aezani	1
macellum of Aezani canonical	1
macellum of Aizanoi	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8345585 — 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: macellum of Aezani
Context triple: [Aezani, hasNotableStructure, macellum of Aezani]

A. Mausoleum of Ummidia Quadratilla
The Mausoleum of Ummidia Quadratilla is an ancient Roman funerary monument in Cassino, Italy, built for the wealthy noblewoman Ummidia Quadratilla and noted for its well-preserved architecture.
B. Monumentum Ancyranum
Monumentum Ancyranum is the monumental Latin and Greek inscription in Ankara preserving the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, a key primary source on the reign and achievements of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.
C. mausoleum of Ateban
The mausoleum of Ateban is an ancient Numidian funerary monument near Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and Latin-Punic bilingual inscription.
D. Herodian enclosure
The Herodian enclosure is a monumental stone structure built by King Herod the Great, enclosing the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and serving as one of the most significant and best-preserved examples of Herodian architecture.
E. 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: macellum of Aezani
Target entity description: The macellum of Aezani is an ancient Roman marketplace building in the city of Aizanoi (modern Çavdarhisar, Turkey), notable for its well-preserved structure and inscriptions related to the Diocletianic Price Edict.

A. Mausoleum of Ummidia Quadratilla
The Mausoleum of Ummidia Quadratilla is an ancient Roman funerary monument in Cassino, Italy, built for the wealthy noblewoman Ummidia Quadratilla and noted for its well-preserved architecture.
B. Monumentum Ancyranum
Monumentum Ancyranum is the monumental Latin and Greek inscription in Ankara preserving the Res Gestae Divi Augusti, a key primary source on the reign and achievements of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.
C. mausoleum of Ateban
The mausoleum of Ateban is an ancient Numidian funerary monument near Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and Latin-Punic bilingual inscription.
D. Herodian enclosure
The Herodian enclosure is a monumental stone structure built by King Herod the Great, enclosing the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and serving as one of the most significant and best-preserved examples of Herodian architecture.
E. 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 (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman marketplace building ⓘ macellum ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Roman architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Diocletianic Price Edict ⓘ linked to: Diocletian's price edict Emperor Diocletian ⓘ linked to: Diocletian
belongsTo	Roman urban complex of Aizanoi ⓘ linked to: Roman theatre of Aezani
condition	well preserved ⓘ
country	Turkey ⓘ
culture	Roman ⓘ
currentStatus	archaeological monument ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Diocletianic Price Edict inscriptions ⓘ linked to: Diocletian's price edict
discoveredIn	19th century ⓘ
excavatedBy	German archaeologists ⓘ
hasFeature	central courtyard ⓘ circular plan ⓘ inscribed walls ⓘ surrounding shops ⓘ
hasFunction	commercial center ⓘ marketplace ⓘ
hasInscription	Latin text of the Price Edict of Diocletian ⓘ maximum prices for goods and services ⓘ
hasTypeOfInscription	economic regulation inscription ⓘ imperial edict inscription ⓘ
heritage	Greco-Roman architecture ⓘ
locatedIn	Aizanoi ⓘ Kütahya Province ⓘ Phrygia ⓘ Roman province of Phrygia Pacatiana ⓘ linked to: Phrygia Pacatiana Turkey ⓘ Çavdarhisar ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
near	Temple of Zeus at Aizanoi ⓘ linked to: Temple of Zeus at Aezani ancient stadium of Aizanoi ⓘ ancient theatre of Aizanoi ⓘ
notableFor	inscriptions of the Diocletianic Price Edict ⓘ well-preserved structure ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	ancient city of Aizanoi ⓘ archaeological site of Aizanoi ⓘ linked to: Aizanoi archaeological site
period	Roman Imperial period ⓘ
region	inner western Anatolia ⓘ
significance	important example of Roman macellum type ⓘ key source for studying Roman economic regulation ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	regulation of prices ⓘ trade of everyday commodities ⓘ trade of foodstuffs ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Aezani → hasNotableStructure → macellum of Aezani ⓘ

Çavdarhisar → hasHeritageSiteNearby → ancient macellum of Aezani ⓘ

linked to: macellum of Aezani

Aizanoi → hasStructure → macellum of Aizanoi ⓘ