ancient city of Cumae
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The ancient city of Cumae was a prominent Greek colony in southern Italy, famed as a major cultural and religious center and as the home of the legendary Cumaean Sibyl.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ancient city of Cumae canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11199718 — 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: ancient city of Cumae Context triple: [Sanctuary of the Cumaean Sibyl, locatedNear, ancient city of Cumae]
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A.
Ligor
Ligor was an important historical port city and regional center on the Malay Peninsula, known for its role in maritime trade and as a strategic outpost in Southeast Asian empires.
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B.
Paestum
Paestum is an ancient Greek and later Roman city in southern Italy renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Doric Greek temples and archaeological remains.
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Tarquinia
Tarquinia is an ancient Etruscan city in central Italy renowned for its richly painted tombs and significant archaeological remains.
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Roman Tarentum
Roman Tarentum was the Roman-era phase of the ancient city of Tarentum (modern Taranto in southern Italy), a significant urban and commercial center in Magna Graecia later integrated into the Roman Republic.
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E.
Capua
Capua is an ancient city in southern Italy that was a prominent center of the Oscan-speaking Samnites and later an important Roman ally and urban hub.
- 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: ancient city of Cumae Target entity description: The ancient city of Cumae was a prominent Greek colony in southern Italy, famed as a major cultural and religious center and as the home of the legendary Cumaean Sibyl.
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A.
Ligor
Ligor was an important historical port city and regional center on the Malay Peninsula, known for its role in maritime trade and as a strategic outpost in Southeast Asian empires.
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B.
Paestum
Paestum is an ancient Greek and later Roman city in southern Italy renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Doric Greek temples and archaeological remains.
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C.
Tarquinia
Tarquinia is an ancient Etruscan city in central Italy renowned for its richly painted tombs and significant archaeological remains.
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D.
Roman Tarentum
Roman Tarentum was the Roman-era phase of the ancient city of Tarentum (modern Taranto in southern Italy), a significant urban and commercial center in Magna Graecia later integrated into the Roman Republic.
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E.
Capua
Capua is an ancient city in southern Italy that was a prominent center of the Oscan-speaking Samnites and later an important Roman ally and urban hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek colony
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ settlement in Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Syracuse in Battle of Cumae ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Apollo
ⓘ
Cumaean Sibyl ⓘ
linked to:
Sibyl
|
| battle |
Battle of Cumae (474 BCE)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Cumae
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| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| currentStatus | ruined city ⓘ |
| currentUse | archaeological park ⓘ |
| defeated | Etruscan fleet at the Battle of Cumae ⓘ |
| event | siege by the Etruscans ⓘ |
| exported | Greek culture to inland Campania ⓘ |
| foundedAround | c. 750 BCE ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Greek colonists from Euboea
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settlers from Chalcis ⓘ settlers from Eretria ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| governedAs | Greek polis ⓘ |
| hasOracle |
oracle of the Cumaean Sibyl
ⓘ
linked to:
The Cumaean Sibyl
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| hasSanctuary | sanctuary of Apollo ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
acropolis
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city walls ⓘ necropolis ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Latin alphabet
ⓘ
early Roman religion ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cumaean Sibyl
ⓘ
linked to:
The Cumaean Sibyl
early Greek presence in Italy ⓘ major cultural center ⓘ major religious center ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ Samnites ⓘ |
| laterCulture | Roman ⓘ |
| laterLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Roman religion ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campania
ⓘ
Phlegraean Fields region ⓘ
linked to:
Phlegraean Fields volcanic system
southern Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Bacoli ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bay of Naples
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf of Naples
Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Livy
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ Virgil ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Aeneid
ⓘ
linked to:
Virgil's Aeneid
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| partOf | Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent polis in archaic period ⓘ |
| regionInAntiquity | Campania ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ancient city of Cumae Description of subject: The ancient city of Cumae was a prominent Greek colony in southern Italy, famed as a major cultural and religious center and as the home of the legendary Cumaean Sibyl.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.