temple of Minerva
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The temple of Minerva was an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Minerva that once stood on the site now occupied by the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Temple of Minerva | 2 |
| Temples of Minerva | 1 |
| Templum Minervae | 1 |
| tempio di Minerva | 1 |
| temple of Minerva canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10930532 — 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: temple of Minerva Context triple: [Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva, builtOver, temple of Minerva]
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A.
Temple of Mercury
The Temple of Mercury is an ancient Roman sanctuary at the archaeological site of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the god of commerce and communication.
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B.
Temple of Heracles
The Temple of Heracles is one of the oldest Doric temples in the ancient Greek city of Akragas (modern Agrigento) in Sicily, renowned for its partially restored colonnade and archaeological significance.
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C.
Temple of Hercules
The Temple of Hercules is an ancient Roman temple ruin in Amman, Jordan, notable for its massive remaining columns and its prominent location within the historic Amman Citadel.
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D.
Temple of Concord and Victory
The Temple of Concord and Victory is an 18th-century neoclassical garden temple located in the landscaped grounds of Stowe in Buckinghamshire, England.
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E.
Old Temple of Athena
The Old Temple of Athena was an early Archaic sanctuary on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, predating the Parthenon and serving as a central focus of her cult.
- 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: temple of Minerva Target entity description: The temple of Minerva was an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Minerva that once stood on the site now occupied by the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome.
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A.
Temple of Mercury
The Temple of Mercury is an ancient Roman sanctuary at the archaeological site of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the god of commerce and communication.
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B.
Temple of Heracles
The Temple of Heracles is one of the oldest Doric temples in the ancient Greek city of Akragas (modern Agrigento) in Sicily, renowned for its partially restored colonnade and archaeological significance.
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C.
Temple of Hercules
The Temple of Hercules is an ancient Roman temple ruin in Amman, Jordan, notable for its massive remaining columns and its prominent location within the historic Amman Citadel.
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D.
Temple of Concord and Victory
The Temple of Concord and Victory is an 18th-century neoclassical garden temple located in the landscaped grounds of Stowe in Buckinghamshire, England.
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E.
Old Temple of Athena
The Old Temple of Athena was an early Archaic sanctuary on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, predating the Parthenon and serving as a central focus of her cult.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman temple
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religious building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman temple architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman state cults
ⓘ
craftsmen and artisans in Rome ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman temples in Rome
ⓘ
Destroyed temples ⓘ Temples of Minerva ⓘ
linked to:
temple of Minerva
|
| coordinateNote | approximate coordinates correspond to Piazza della Minerva in Rome ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Roman ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Minerva
ⓘ
Roman goddess of crafts ⓘ Roman goddess of war strategy ⓘ Roman goddess of wisdom ⓘ |
| deityEquivalent |
Greek goddess Athena
ⓘ
linked to:
Athena
|
| function |
place of worship
ⓘ
sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasNameInItalian |
tempio di Minerva
ⓘ
linked to:
temple of Minerva
|
| hasNameInLatin | templum Minervae ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva ⓘ |
| heritage | Roman religious architecture ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of continuity from pagan sanctuary to Christian church ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
ⓘ
linked to:
Convent of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
|
| knownFrom |
archaeological evidence
ⓘ
literary sources ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campus Martius
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Pantheon
ⓘ
Piazza della Minerva ⓘ |
| material |
marble
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Minerva ⓘ |
| partOf | religious topography of Rome ⓘ |
| presentLocation | site of Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Roman religion ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
ⓘ
Christian basilica ⓘ |
| status | no longer extant ⓘ |
| timePeriod | classical antiquity ⓘ |
| topographicalContext | historic center of Rome ⓘ |
| urbanContext | close to the Pantheon area in Rome ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity | Minerva ⓘ |
| worshippedDeityType | Roman deity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: temple of Minerva Description of subject: The temple of Minerva was an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Minerva that once stood on the site now occupied by the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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temple of Minerva
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