Lugdunum
E78794
Lugdunum was the principal Roman city in Gaul, serving as a major administrative, commercial, and cultural center of the Roman Empire in what is now Lyon, France.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lugdunum canonical | 61 |
| Lugdunum (Lyon) | 2 |
| Christian community of Lugdunum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T629293 — 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: Lugdunum Context triple: [Lyon, formerName, Lugdunum]
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A.
Lugdunum Convenarum
Lugdunum Convenarum was an ancient Roman town in southwestern Gaul (near modern Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, France), known as a regional center in the foothills of the Pyrenees.
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B.
Argentoratum
Argentoratum is the ancient Roman military camp and settlement that later developed into the modern city of Strasbourg in northeastern France.
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C.
Augusta Treverorum
Augusta Treverorum was the Roman city that became a major imperial residence and administrative center in the late Roman Empire, located at the site of modern-day Trier in Germany.
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D.
Aquincum
Aquincum was an important ancient Roman military and civilian settlement located in what is now northern Budapest, Hungary.
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E.
Massilia
Massilia was the ancient Greek colony and major Mediterranean trading port that later became the modern French city of Marseille.
- 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: Lugdunum Target entity description: Lugdunum was the principal Roman city in Gaul, serving as a major administrative, commercial, and cultural center of the Roman Empire in what is now Lyon, France.
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A.
Lugdunum Convenarum
Lugdunum Convenarum was an ancient Roman town in southwestern Gaul (near modern Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, France), known as a regional center in the foothills of the Pyrenees.
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B.
Argentoratum
Argentoratum is the ancient Roman military camp and settlement that later developed into the modern city of Strasbourg in northeastern France.
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C.
Augusta Treverorum
Augusta Treverorum was the Roman city that became a major imperial residence and administrative center in the late Roman Empire, located at the site of modern-day Trier in Germany.
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D.
Aquincum
Aquincum was an important ancient Roman military and civilian settlement located in what is now northern Budapest, Hungary.
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E.
Massilia
Massilia was the ancient Greek colony and major Mediterranean trading port that later became the modern French city of Marseille.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| administrativeRole |
imperial administrative center
ⓘ
principal Roman city in Gaul ⓘ |
| approximatePeakPopulation | tens of thousands of inhabitants ⓘ |
| archaeologicalMuseum | Lugdunum Museum and Roman Theatres ⓘ |
| battleBetween |
Septimius Severus and Clodius Albinus
ⓘ
linked to:
Septimius Severus
|
| connectedBy | Roman road network in Gaul ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| culturalRole | major cultural center ⓘ |
| declineBegan |
late Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Antiquity
|
| economicRole | major commercial center ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Lucius Munatius Plancus ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 43 BC ⓘ |
| foundedUnderEmperor | Augustus ⓘ |
| functionedAs | mint city for Roman coinage ⓘ |
| greekName | Λούγδουνον ⓘ |
| hadInfrastructure |
Roman odeon
ⓘ
Roman theatre ⓘ amphitheatre ⓘ aqueducts ⓘ bath complexes ⓘ forum ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage site Historic Site of Lyon ⓘ |
| hosted |
Sanctuary of the Three Gauls
ⓘ
federal altar of the Three Gauls ⓘ
linked to:
Sanctuary of the Three Gauls
|
| languageUsed | Latin ⓘ |
| latinName | Lugdunum ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gaul
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
France
ⓘ
Lyon ⓘ |
| modernName | Lyon ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Lugdunum 197 AD
ⓘ
birthplace of Emperor Caracalla ⓘ birthplace of Emperor Claudius ⓘ |
| originallyFoundedAs | Roman colony ⓘ |
| region | Gallia Lugdunensis ⓘ |
| religiousHistory |
early Christian community
ⓘ
persecution of Christians in 177 AD ⓘ |
| religiousRole | center of imperial cult in Gaul ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of Roman province Gallia Lugdunensis
ⓘ
capital of the Three Gauls ⓘ |
| situatedAtConfluenceOf |
Rhône River
ⓘ
Saône River ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | medieval city of Lyon ⓘ |
| urbanFeature | terraced hillside construction on Fourvière hill ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lugdunum Description of subject: Lugdunum was the principal Roman city in Gaul, serving as a major administrative, commercial, and cultural center of the Roman Empire in what is now Lyon, France.
Referenced by (64)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lugdunum
subject linked to:
Battle of Lugdunum 197 AD
subject linked to:
Battle of Lugdunum 197 AD
linked to: Lugdunum