Novels of Justinian
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The Novels of Justinian are a collection of later imperial laws and legal amendments issued by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated his earlier codification of Roman law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Justinianic Novels | 3 |
| Novels of Justinian canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1334106 — 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: Novels of Justinian Context triple: [Digest, relatedWork, Novels of Justinian]
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A.
Zosimus' "New History"
Zosimus' "New History" is a late antique Greek historical work that offers a pagan, critical account of the Roman Empire’s decline, including a detailed narrative of the Sack of Rome in 410.
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B.
Institutes of Justinian
The Institutes of Justinian is a 6th-century Roman legal textbook that systematically presents and explains the principles of Roman law as part of Emperor Justinian I’s codification project.
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C.
Anna Komnene's Alexiad
Anna Komnene's Alexiad is a 12th-century Byzantine historical work that chronicles the reign of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and the events of the First Crusade from a learned imperial princess’s perspective.
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D.
Chronicle of Morea
The Chronicle of Morea is a 14th-century historical narrative that recounts the Frankish conquest and feudal rule of the Peloponnese after the Fourth Crusade.
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E.
Codex Justinianus
Codex Justinianus is a foundational compilation of Roman imperial laws ordered by Emperor Justinian I, forming a core component of the Corpus Juris Civilis and profoundly influencing later civil law traditions.
- 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: Novels of Justinian Target entity description: The Novels of Justinian are a collection of later imperial laws and legal amendments issued by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated his earlier codification of Roman law.
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A.
Zosimus' "New History"
Zosimus' "New History" is a late antique Greek historical work that offers a pagan, critical account of the Roman Empire’s decline, including a detailed narrative of the Sack of Rome in 410.
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B.
Institutes of Justinian
The Institutes of Justinian is a 6th-century Roman legal textbook that systematically presents and explains the principles of Roman law as part of Emperor Justinian I’s codification project.
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C.
Anna Komnene's Alexiad
Anna Komnene's Alexiad is a 12th-century Byzantine historical work that chronicles the reign of Emperor Alexios I Komnenos and the events of the First Crusade from a learned imperial princess’s perspective.
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D.
Chronicle of Morea
The Chronicle of Morea is a 14th-century historical narrative that recounts the Frankish conquest and feudal rule of the Peloponnese after the Fourth Crusade.
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E.
Codex Justinianus
Codex Justinianus is a foundational compilation of Roman imperial laws ordered by Emperor Justinian I, forming a core component of the Corpus Juris Civilis and profoundly influencing later civil law traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of laws
ⓘ
source of Roman law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Justinianic Novels
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linked to:
Novels of Justinian
Novellae ⓘ Novellae Constitutiones ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
|
| author | Justinian I ⓘ |
| chronology | issued after the second Codex (534) during Justinian’s reign ⓘ |
| compiledIn | 6th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| describedBySource | medieval legal manuscripts ⓘ |
| endTime | 565 ⓘ |
| follows |
Codex Justinianus
ⓘ
Digest of Justinian ⓘ Institutes of Justinian ⓘ second edition of the Codex Justinianus (534) ⓘ |
| genre | legal text ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Greek collection of 168 novels
ⓘ
Latin Epitome Juliani ⓘ
linked to:
Epitome Juliani
individual imperial constitutions ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Greek scholia-bearing manuscripts
ⓘ
Latin summary collections ⓘ |
| influenced |
canon law
ⓘ
civil law tradition ⓘ continental European legal systems ⓘ medieval civil law ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Justinian I ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
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Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | imperial legislation ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Byzantine law
ⓘ
Roman law ⓘ |
| partOf | Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ |
| purpose |
to supplement the Codex Justinianus
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to update Justinian’s earlier codification of Roman law ⓘ |
| regulates |
church-state relations
ⓘ
marriage and family law ⓘ municipal institutions ⓘ property law ⓘ provincial administration ⓘ status of persons ⓘ succession and inheritance ⓘ |
| startTime | 534 ⓘ |
| subject |
administrative law
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civil law ⓘ ecclesiastical law ⓘ imperial legislation ⓘ private law ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Novels of Justinian
linked to: Novels of Justinian