Codex Justinianus
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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.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Codex Justinianus canonical | 21 |
| Justinian Code | 5 |
| Justinianic Code | 3 |
| Code of Justinian | 2 |
| Codex Iustinianus | 1 |
| Codex Justinianus (second edition 534) | 1 |
| Justinian Code project | 1 |
| Justinian’s Codex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T223957 — 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 Justinianus Context triple: [Corpus Juris Civilis, part, Codex Justinianus]
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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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B.
Codex
Codex is an AI system developed by OpenAI that translates natural language into code and powers tools like GitHub Copilot.
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C.
Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
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D.
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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Euchologion
The Euchologion is a principal liturgical book in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches containing the texts and prayers used by clergy for the Divine Liturgy, sacraments, and various rites.
- 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 Justinianus Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
Codex
Codex is an AI system developed by OpenAI that translates natural language into code and powers tools like GitHub Copilot.
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C.
Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
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D.
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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E.
Euchologion
The Euchologion is a principal liturgical book in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches containing the texts and prayers used by clergy for the Divine Liturgy, sacraments, and various rites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legal compilation
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late Roman legal code ⓘ law code ⓘ part of Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Code of Justinian
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linked to:
Codex Justinianus
Codex Iustinianus ⓘ
linked to:
Codex Justinianus
Justinianic Code ⓘ
linked to:
Codex Justinianus
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| basisFor |
later Byzantine legal collections
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medieval ius commune ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Justinian I ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
John the Cappadocian
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Theophilus ⓘ Tribonian ⓘ |
| compiledUnderReignOf | Justinian I ⓘ |
| componentOf | Justinianic reforms ⓘ |
| contains | imperial constitutions from Hadrian to Justinian I ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstEdition | 529 ⓘ |
| dateOfSecondEdition | 534 ⓘ |
| follows |
Codex Theodosianus
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linked to:
Theodosian Code
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| genre | legal text ⓘ |
| hasLegalForceIn | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| hasPart | twelve books in the second edition ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | foundational source for modern civil law systems ⓘ |
| includes | novellae (new laws) of Justinian in later versions ⓘ |
| influenced |
canon law
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civil law tradition ⓘ continental European legal systems ⓘ medieval Roman law reception ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalFamily | civil law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official collection of imperial constitutions ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law ⓘ |
| partOf | Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ |
| placeOfCompilation |
Constantinople
ⓘ
linked to:
Istanbul
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| precededBy |
Codex Gregorianus
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Codex Hermogenianus ⓘ |
| purpose |
to replace earlier, conflicting legal constitutions
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to systematize and consolidate imperial Roman legislation ⓘ |
| studiedAt | University of Bologna ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administrative law
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criminal law ⓘ ecclesiastical law ⓘ private law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
glossators
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post‑glossators ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex Justinianus Description of subject: 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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