Codex Gregorianus
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The Codex Gregorianus is an early 4th-century private compilation of Roman imperial constitutions that became a foundational source for later official law codes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Codex Gregorianus canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1358914 — 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: Codex Gregorianus Context triple: [Codex Justinianus, precededBy, Codex Gregorianus]
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A.
Codex Marianus
Codex Marianus is an early Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important monuments of Slavic medieval literature.
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B.
Codex Atlanticus
The Codex Atlanticus is a vast collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, sketches, and writings covering subjects from art and anatomy to engineering and scientific inventions.
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C.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
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D.
Codex Zographensis
Codex Zographensis is a late 10th–11th century Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important early Slavic literary monuments.
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E.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
- 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: Codex Gregorianus Target entity description: The Codex Gregorianus is an early 4th-century private compilation of Roman imperial constitutions that became a foundational source for later official law codes.
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A.
Codex Marianus
Codex Marianus is an early Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important monuments of Slavic medieval literature.
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B.
Codex Atlanticus
The Codex Atlanticus is a vast collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, sketches, and writings covering subjects from art and anatomy to engineering and scientific inventions.
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C.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
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D.
Codex Zographensis
Codex Zographensis is a late 10th–11th century Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important early Slavic literary monuments.
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E.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of Roman imperial constitutions
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late Roman law code ⓘ legal codex ⓘ |
| authorshipType | private compilation later given public authority ⓘ |
| citationForm | cited by book and title in later legal sources ⓘ |
| compilationDate |
c. 291–294 CE
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early 4th century ⓘ |
| compiler | Gregorius ⓘ |
| compilerType | private jurist ⓘ |
| contains |
imperial decrees
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imperial edicts ⓘ imperial rescripts ⓘ |
| coversPeriod | 2nd–early 4th century CE ⓘ |
| coversReignOf |
Antoninus Pius
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Caracalla ⓘ Diocletian ⓘ Hadrian ⓘ Marcus Aurelius ⓘ Septimius Severus ⓘ |
| era |
Tetrarchic period
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linked to:
Diocletian's Tetrarchy
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| geographicOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
earliest major systematic collection of imperial constitutions
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foundation for later official codifications of Roman law ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Codex Justinianus
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Codex Theodosianus ⓘ Justinianic Corpus Iuris Civilis ⓘ
linked to:
Corpus Juris Civilis
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| jurisdiction | entire Roman Empire ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalCategory | collection of constitutiones principum ⓘ |
| legalForce | used as authoritative legal source in late Roman Empire ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law ⓘ |
| preservation |
partly preserved in the Collatio Legum Mosaicarum et Romanarum
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partly preserved in the Consultatio veteris cuiusdam iurisconsulti ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Codex Hermogenianus
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Codex Justinianus ⓘ Codex Theodosianus ⓘ |
| statusOfText |
partially reconstructed from later quotations
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survives only in fragments ⓘ |
| structure |
books divided into titles
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divided into books ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administrative law
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criminal law ⓘ private law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| transmission | known through citations in later legal literature ⓘ |
| usedBy |
imperial administrators
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late Roman jurists ⓘ |
| usedIn | late Roman courts ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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