Vicolo del Lupanare
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Vicolo del Lupanare is a narrow street in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, best known for running past the city’s principal brothel and preserving vivid evidence of Roman daily and erotic life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vicolo del Lupanare canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9274120 — 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: Vicolo del Lupanare Context triple: [Lupanar of Pompeii, locatedOnStreet, Vicolo del Lupanare]
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A.
Vicoli
Vicoli is a small Italian municipality located in the Abruzzo region, known for its rural character and traditional central Italian village atmosphere.
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B.
Via dei Pettinari
Via dei Pettinari is a historic street in central Rome that connects the area around Ponte Sisto with Campo de' Fiori, lined with traditional shops and characteristic Roman architecture.
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C.
Via del Babuino
Via del Babuino is a historic and elegant street in central Rome, Italy, known for its upscale boutiques, art galleries, and connection between Piazza del Popolo and Piazza di Spagna.
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D.
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla is a major tree-lined avenue in Rome, Italy, running past the ancient Baths of Caracalla and hosting important institutions and sports facilities.
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E.
Via San Vitale
Via San Vitale is a historic street in Bologna, Italy, that runs through the medieval city center and connects key landmarks, including the area around the iconic Two Towers.
- 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: Vicolo del Lupanare Target entity description: Vicolo del Lupanare is a narrow street in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, best known for running past the city’s principal brothel and preserving vivid evidence of Roman daily and erotic life.
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A.
Vicoli
Vicoli is a small Italian municipality located in the Abruzzo region, known for its rural character and traditional central Italian village atmosphere.
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B.
Via dei Pettinari
Via dei Pettinari is a historic street in central Rome that connects the area around Ponte Sisto with Campo de' Fiori, lined with traditional shops and characteristic Roman architecture.
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C.
Via del Babuino
Via del Babuino is a historic and elegant street in central Rome, Italy, known for its upscale boutiques, art galleries, and connection between Piazza del Popolo and Piazza di Spagna.
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D.
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla is a major tree-lined avenue in Rome, Italy, running past the ancient Baths of Caracalla and hosting important institutions and sports facilities.
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E.
Via San Vitale
Via San Vitale is a historic street in Bologna, Italy, that runs through the medieval city center and connects key landmarks, including the area around the iconic Two Towers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site feature
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street ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Lupanar of Pompeii ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman graffiti
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Roman prostitution ⓘ Roman urban planning ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important for understanding everyday life in Pompeii
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key source for study of Roman sexuality ⓘ |
| destroyedInEvent | eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE ⓘ |
| governedBy | Parco Archeologico di Pompei ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestriction | subject to archaeological park regulations ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceType |
architectural remains
ⓘ
graffiti ⓘ wall inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
access route to the Lupanar brothel
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circulation route within Pompeii’s urban fabric ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
1st century CE
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Roman Empire ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Latin word “lupanar” meaning brothel ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | runs alongside the Lupanar building complex ⓘ |
| hasPaving | stone paving ⓘ |
| hasPreservationState | partially preserved ⓘ |
| hasStreetType | narrow street ⓘ |
| hasUrbanContext | ancient Roman insulae and commercial buildings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageSiteOf | UNESCO World Heritage Site “Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata” ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | Roman side street (vicus) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
evidence of Roman daily life
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evidence of Roman sexual culture ⓘ preservation of Roman erotic graffiti ⓘ proximity to Pompeii’s principal brothel ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campania
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Pompeii ⓘ ancient Roman city of Pompeii ⓘ
linked to:
Pompeii
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| near | Forum of Pompeii ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Regio VII of Pompeii
ⓘ
street network of Pompeii ⓘ |
| preservedBy | volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
Pompeii archaeological park
ⓘ
linked to:
Parco Archeologico di Pompei
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| visitedFor |
exploring Pompeii’s red‑light district
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understanding Roman social history ⓘ viewing ancient erotic graffiti ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Vicolo del Lupanare Description of subject: Vicolo del Lupanare is a narrow street in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, best known for running past the city’s principal brothel and preserving vivid evidence of Roman daily and erotic life.
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