Basilica Porcia
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Basilica Porcia was the first permanent law court and public basilica built in ancient Rome, commissioned by Cato the Elder in the 2nd century BCE.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Basilica Porcia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9308364 — 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: Basilica Porcia Context triple: [Basilica Porcia, LatinName, Basilica Porcia]
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A.
Basilica Julia
Basilica Julia was a grand public building and law court in the Roman Forum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and later completed by Augustus, used primarily for legal proceedings and commercial activities.
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B.
Basilica Sempronia
Basilica Sempronia was an ancient Roman basilica in the Forum Romanum, built in the 2nd century BCE and later demolished to make way for the larger and more famous Basilica Julia.
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C.
Basilica Aemilia
Basilica Aemilia was an important ancient Roman public basilica on the Forum Romanum, renowned for its elegant architecture and role as a center of commerce and legal affairs.
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D.
Basilica Ulpia
Basilica Ulpia was a grand Roman civic basilica in Trajan’s Forum in Rome, renowned for its vast interior space and role as a center for legal and commercial activities in the early 2nd century AD.
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E.
Curia Julia
Curia Julia was the principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Forum Romanum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and completed under Augustus.
- 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: Basilica Porcia Target entity description: Basilica Porcia was the first permanent law court and public basilica built in ancient Rome, commissioned by Cato the Elder in the 2nd century BCE.
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A.
Basilica Julia
Basilica Julia was a grand public building and law court in the Roman Forum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and later completed by Augustus, used primarily for legal proceedings and commercial activities.
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B.
Basilica Sempronia
Basilica Sempronia was an ancient Roman basilica in the Forum Romanum, built in the 2nd century BCE and later demolished to make way for the larger and more famous Basilica Julia.
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C.
Basilica Aemilia
Basilica Aemilia was an important ancient Roman public basilica on the Forum Romanum, renowned for its elegant architecture and role as a center of commerce and legal affairs.
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D.
Basilica Ulpia
Basilica Ulpia was a grand Roman civic basilica in Trajan’s Forum in Rome, renowned for its vast interior space and role as a center for legal and commercial activities in the early 2nd century AD.
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E.
Curia Julia
Curia Julia was the principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Forum Romanum, commissioned by Julius Caesar and completed under Augustus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman basilica
ⓘ
law court ⓘ public building ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Comitium
ⓘ
Curia Hostilia ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman basilica ⓘ |
| builder |
Cato the Elder as censor
ⓘ
linked to:
Cato the Elder
|
| builtOn | land purchased by Cato the Elder ⓘ |
| causeOfDestruction | fire ⓘ |
| centuryOfConstruction | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Cato the Elder
ⓘ
Marcus Porcius Cato ⓘ
linked to:
Cato the Elder
|
| constructionType | public works project ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | riots following the death of Publius Clodius Pulcher ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 52 BCE ⓘ |
| function |
commercial activities venue
ⓘ
law court ⓘ public meeting place ⓘ |
| hasNo | extant remains ⓘ |
| heritage |
first permanent basilica in Rome
ⓘ
first permanent law court in ancient Rome ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Middle Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Republic
|
| inception | 184 BCE ⓘ |
| influenced | later Roman basilicas ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| LatinName | Basilica Porcia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Roman Forum
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| material |
stone
ⓘ
wood ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Cicero
ⓘ
Livy ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
gens Porcia
ⓘ
linked to:
Porcia gens
|
| namedBy | ancient Roman authors ⓘ |
| namedFor | Porcius family ⓘ |
| officeHeldByBuilder | censor of Rome ⓘ |
| partOf | Forum Romanum ⓘ |
| precededBy | temporary law courts in the open air ⓘ |
| significance | innovation in Roman civic architecture ⓘ |
| status | destroyed ⓘ |
| urbanContext | central civic space of Rome ⓘ |
| usedFor |
business transactions
ⓘ
judicial proceedings ⓘ political gatherings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basilica Porcia Description of subject: Basilica Porcia was the first permanent law court and public basilica built in ancient Rome, commissioned by Cato the Elder in the 2nd century BCE.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Basilica Porcia (earlier Republican period)