Novellae Justiniani
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Novellae Justiniani are a collection of later imperial laws issued by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated his earlier codification of Roman law.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Justinian’s Novellae | 1 |
| Novellae Justiniani canonical | 1 |
| new laws (Novellae) of Emperor Justinian I | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Novellae Justiniani Context triple: [Novellae Constitutiones, alternativeName, Novellae Justiniani]
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A.
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.
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B.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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C.
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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D.
Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani
Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani is a scholarly legal commentary by Dutch jurist Simon van Leeuwen on Justinian’s Institutes, influential in the study of Roman and civil law.
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E.
Commentarius ad Pandectas
Commentarius ad Pandectas is a seminal multi-volume legal commentary on the Roman law Digest that became a foundational work of Roman-Dutch law and influenced civil law systems in Europe and beyond.
- 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: Novellae Justiniani Target entity description: Novellae Justiniani are a collection of later imperial laws issued by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated his earlier codification of Roman law.
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A.
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.
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B.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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C.
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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D.
Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani
Commentarius ad Institutiones Justiniani is a scholarly legal commentary by Dutch jurist Simon van Leeuwen on Justinian’s Institutes, influential in the study of Roman and civil law.
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E.
Commentarius ad Pandectas
Commentarius ad Pandectas is a seminal multi-volume legal commentary on the Roman law Digest that became a foundational work of Roman-Dutch law and influenced civil law systems in Europe and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of laws
ⓘ
source of Roman law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Justinianic Novels
ⓘ
linked to:
Novels of Justinian
Novellae Constitutiones ⓘ Novels of Justinian ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
|
| author | Justinian I ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows |
Codex Justinianus
ⓘ
Digest of Justinian ⓘ Institutes of Justinian ⓘ |
| compiledIn | 6th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| describedBySource | medieval legal manuscripts ⓘ |
| endTime | 565 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | legislation ⓘ |
| follows |
Corpus Iuris Civilis
ⓘ
linked to:
Corpus Juris Civilis
|
| genre | legal text ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual imperial constitutions ⓘ |
| hasType | imperial constitutions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Justinianic era
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Antiquity
|
| influenced |
canon law
ⓘ
civil law tradition ⓘ medieval Roman law ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Justinian I ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalForm | novella (new law) ⓘ |
| legalStatus | imperial legislation ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Byzantine law
ⓘ
Roman law ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Justinian I ⓘ |
| partOf |
Justinianic legislation
ⓘ
linked to:
Justinianic reforms
Justinian’s codification of Roman law in a broad sense ⓘ |
| purpose |
to supplement the Codex Justinianus
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to update Justinian’s codification of Roman law ⓘ |
| regulates |
administrative law
ⓘ
ecclesiastical law ⓘ private law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 535 ⓘ |
| subject | Roman imperial legislation ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | 6th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Byzantine jurists
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medieval glossators ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Novellae Justiniani
linked to: Novellae Justiniani