Capitol of Dougga

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Roman temple ancient monument archaeological site

The Capitol of Dougga is a well-preserved Roman temple in the ancient city of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the Capitoline Triad and renowned for its impressive classical architecture.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Capitol of Dougga canonical	7
Capitoline temple of Dougga	1
Temple of Saturn at Dougga	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T757072 — 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: Capitol of Dougga
Context triple: [Dougga, hasPart, Capitol of Dougga]

A. Carthage Palace
Carthage Palace is the official presidential palace and primary seat of executive power in Tunisia, located in the coastal suburb of Carthage near Tunis.
B. Carthage National Museum
Carthage National Museum is a major Tunisian museum renowned for its extensive collection of Punic and Roman artifacts that illuminate the history and culture of ancient Carthage.
C. Archaeological Site of Carthage
The Archaeological Site of Carthage is the extensive remains of the ancient Phoenician and later Roman city of Carthage, a major Mediterranean power and historic rival of Rome, located near modern Tunis.
D. Medina of Tunis
The Medina of Tunis is the historic walled old town of Tunisia’s capital, renowned for its maze-like streets, traditional souks, and rich Islamic architectural heritage.
E. Punic Town of Kerkouane and its Necropolis
The Punic Town of Kerkouane and its Necropolis is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Carthaginian coastal settlement in northeastern Tunisia, notable for its intact urban layout, houses, and burial grounds that offer rare insight into Punic civilization.
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: Capitol of Dougga
Target entity description: The Capitol of Dougga is a well-preserved Roman temple in the ancient city of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the Capitoline Triad and renowned for its impressive classical architecture.

A. Carthage Palace
Carthage Palace is the official presidential palace and primary seat of executive power in Tunisia, located in the coastal suburb of Carthage near Tunis.
B. Carthage National Museum
Carthage National Museum is a major Tunisian museum renowned for its extensive collection of Punic and Roman artifacts that illuminate the history and culture of ancient Carthage.
C. Archaeological Site of Carthage
The Archaeological Site of Carthage is the extensive remains of the ancient Phoenician and later Roman city of Carthage, a major Mediterranean power and historic rival of Rome, located near modern Tunis.
D. Medina of Tunis
The Medina of Tunis is the historic walled old town of Tunisia’s capital, renowned for its maze-like streets, traditional souks, and rich Islamic architectural heritage.
E. Punic Town of Kerkouane and its Necropolis
The Punic Town of Kerkouane and its Necropolis is an exceptionally well-preserved ancient Carthaginian coastal settlement in northeastern Tunisia, notable for its intact urban layout, houses, and burial grounds that offer rare insight into Punic civilization.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman temple ⓘ ancient monument ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Corinthian order ⓘ Roman classical architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Roman Africa ⓘ linked to: Roman North Africa city of Thugga ⓘ
constructionTechnique	ashlar masonry ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Tunisia ⓘ
culture	Ancient Roman ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Capitoline Triad ⓘ Juno ⓘ Jupiter ⓘ Minerva ⓘ linked to: Sulis Minerva
elevationAboveGround	raised on a high podium ⓘ
hasPart	Corinthian columns ⓘ cella ⓘ frieze ⓘ inscription ⓘ pediment ⓘ podium ⓘ portico ⓘ pronaos ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Site World Heritage Site of UNESCO ⓘ
heritageStatus	protected monument ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage	Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	Dougga ⓘ linked to: Dougga / Thugga North Africa ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ
locatedInTime	Roman Imperial period ⓘ
locatedNear	forum of Dougga ⓘ theatre of Dougga ⓘ
materialUsed	limestone ⓘ stone ⓘ
notableFor	impressive classical architecture ⓘ monumental façade ⓘ state of preservation ⓘ
orientation	faces the forum ⓘ
partOf	archaeological site of Dougga ⓘ
region	Béja Governorate ⓘ
religion	Roman paganism ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
use	civic ceremonies ⓘ religious worship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dougga → hasPart → Capitol of Dougga ⓘ

subject linked to: Dougga / Thugga

Temple of Saturn (Dougga) → locatedNear → Capitoline temple of Dougga ⓘ

subject linked to: Temple of Saturn

linked to: Capitol of Dougga

Temple of Juno Caelestis → nearbyStructure → Capitol of Dougga ⓘ

forum of Dougga → hasNearby → Capitol of Dougga ⓘ

Temple of Mercury (Dougga) → locatedNear → Capitol of Dougga ⓘ

subject linked to: Temple of Mercury

Thugga → hasStructure → Capitol of Dougga ⓘ

archaeological site of Dougga → hasPart → Capitol of Dougga ⓘ

Dougga UNESCO World Heritage Site → hasPart → Capitol of Dougga ⓘ

Dougga UNESCO World Heritage Site → hasPart → Temple of Saturn at Dougga ⓘ