Ulpia Severina
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Ulpia Severina was a Roman empress of the 3rd century, notable as the wife of Emperor Aurelian and possibly a brief ruler in her own right after his death.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulpia Severina canonical | 3 |
| Severina Augusta | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9463202 — 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: Ulpia Severina Context triple: [Aurelian, spouse, Ulpia Severina]
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A.
Ulpia
Ulpia is a Latin name element commonly associated with Roman imperial and colonial foundations, particularly linked to Emperor Trajan’s family name Ulpius.
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B.
Aurelianum
Aurelianum is the ancient Latin name for the French city of Orléans, reflecting its origins as a Roman settlement.
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C.
Durostorum
Durostorum was a major Roman military and urban center on the lower Danube, located in the province of Moesia (modern Silistra, Bulgaria).
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D.
Ulpiana
Ulpiana was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Dardania, located near present-day Pristina in Kosovo.
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E.
Bostra Nova Trajana
Bostra Nova Trajana is the Roman-era name of the ancient city of Bosra, a major provincial capital and strategic hub in the province of Arabia Petraea.
- 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: Ulpia Severina Target entity description: Ulpia Severina was a Roman empress of the 3rd century, notable as the wife of Emperor Aurelian and possibly a brief ruler in her own right after his death.
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A.
Ulpia
Ulpia is a Latin name element commonly associated with Roman imperial and colonial foundations, particularly linked to Emperor Trajan’s family name Ulpius.
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B.
Aurelianum
Aurelianum is the ancient Latin name for the French city of Orléans, reflecting its origins as a Roman settlement.
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C.
Durostorum
Durostorum was a major Roman military and urban center on the lower Danube, located in the province of Moesia (modern Silistra, Bulgaria).
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D.
Ulpiana
Ulpiana was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Dardania, located near present-day Pristina in Kosovo.
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E.
Bostra Nova Trajana
Bostra Nova Trajana is the Roman-era name of the ancient city of Bosra, a major provincial capital and strategic hub in the province of Arabia Petraea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman empress
ⓘ
ancient Roman noblewoman ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | restoration of order after Aurelian’s reign ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Illyrian emperors period ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmperor |
Tacitus (in succession context)
ⓘ
linked to:
Tacitus (emperor)
|
| coinageDepicts |
Ulpia Severina with imperial diadem
ⓘ
Ulpia Severina with titles as Augusta ⓘ |
| coinageIssuedUnder | Aurelian ⓘ |
| coinagePossiblyIssuedAfter | death of Aurelian ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| floruit | 3rd century ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Augusta
ⓘ
Severina Augusta ⓘ
linked to:
Ulpia Severina
|
| hasUncertain |
dates of birth and death
ⓘ
exact length of any independent rule ⓘ parentage ⓘ |
| historicalDebate | whether she ruled in her own right after Aurelian’s death ⓘ |
| historicalEvidenceType |
epigraphic evidence
ⓘ
numismatic evidence ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | poorly documented ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Augusta of the Roman people
ⓘ
linked to:
Augusta of the Roman Empire
|
| knownFrom |
coins
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ later literary sources ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Aurelian ⓘ |
| nameElement |
Severina
ⓘ
Ulpia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being wife of Emperor Aurelian
ⓘ
possibly ruling briefly after Aurelian’s death ⓘ |
| partOf | Crisis of the Third Century context ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Augusta
ⓘ
Roman empress consort ⓘ possible Roman empress regnant ⓘ |
| possibleReignLocation |
Rome
ⓘ
eastern provinces of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| predecessorAsEmpressConsort | Urania (wife of Claudius II) (traditional attribution, uncertain) ⓘ |
| regionAssociated |
Roman Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Italia (Roman province)
|
| religion | Roman paganism ⓘ |
| spouseOf |
Aurelian
ⓘ
Ulpia Severina ⓘ |
| successorAsEmpressConsort | unknown, possibly wife of Tacitus or Probus (uncertain) ⓘ |
| successorStatus | may have acted as interim ruler after Aurelian ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ulpia Severina Description of subject: Ulpia Severina was a Roman empress of the 3rd century, notable as the wife of Emperor Aurelian and possibly a brief ruler in her own right after his death.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Roman emperor Aurelian
subject linked to:
Ulpia Severina
linked to: Ulpia Severina