Comitia Tributa
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The Comitia Tributa was a popular assembly of the Roman Republic in which citizens voted by tribes to pass laws, elect certain magistrates, and make judicial decisions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Comitia Tributa canonical | 7 |
| comitia tributa | 4 |
| Plebeian Council | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T284529 — 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: Comitia Tributa Context triple: [Roman Republic, legislativeBody, Comitia Tributa]
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A.
Comitia Centuriata
The Comitia Centuriata was one of the principal popular assemblies of the Roman Republic, organized by military centuries and empowered to elect senior magistrates, pass laws, and decide on war and capital cases.
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B.
Roman Senate
The Roman Senate was the principal political institution of ancient Rome, composed of aristocratic members who advised magistrates, influenced legislation, and guided state policy throughout the Republic and into the Empire.
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C.
Roman aediles
Roman aediles were elected magistrates of ancient Rome responsible for overseeing public buildings, markets, games, and the maintenance of order in the city.
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D.
Council of Ancients
The Council of Ancients was the upper chamber of the French legislature during the Directory period of the French Revolution, playing a key role in approving laws and overseeing executive power.
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E.
Curia Cornelia
Curia Cornelia was a principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Roman Forum during the late Republic.
- 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: Comitia Tributa Target entity description: The Comitia Tributa was a popular assembly of the Roman Republic in which citizens voted by tribes to pass laws, elect certain magistrates, and make judicial decisions.
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A.
Comitia Centuriata
The Comitia Centuriata was one of the principal popular assemblies of the Roman Republic, organized by military centuries and empowered to elect senior magistrates, pass laws, and decide on war and capital cases.
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B.
Roman Senate
The Roman Senate was the principal political institution of ancient Rome, composed of aristocratic members who advised magistrates, influenced legislation, and guided state policy throughout the Republic and into the Empire.
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C.
Roman aediles
Roman aediles were elected magistrates of ancient Rome responsible for overseeing public buildings, markets, games, and the maintenance of order in the city.
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D.
Council of Ancients
The Council of Ancients was the upper chamber of the French legislature during the Directory period of the French Revolution, playing a key role in approving laws and overseeing executive power.
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E.
Curia Cornelia
Curia Cornelia was a principal meeting house of the Roman Senate in the Roman Forum during the late Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman political institution
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popular assembly ⓘ voting assembly ⓘ |
| basisOfOrganization | thirty-five tribes ⓘ |
| composedOf | Roman citizens ⓘ |
| convenedBy | magistrate with imperium ⓘ |
| couldHear | certain criminal cases ⓘ |
| couldImpose |
fines
ⓘ
other penalties within its competence ⓘ |
| couldPass | rogationes (proposed laws) ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
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| decisionRule | majority of tribes ⓘ |
| declineBeganInPeriod |
late Roman Republic
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Roman Republic
|
| distinctFrom |
Comitia Centuriata
ⓘ
Concilium Plebis ⓘ |
| electedOffice |
curule aedile
ⓘ
lesser magistrates ⓘ military tribune with plebeian rank ⓘ quaestor ⓘ |
| existedDuringPeriod | Roman Republic era ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman public law ⓘ |
| hadElectoralFunction | election of magistrates ⓘ |
| hadJudicialFunction | judicial decisions ⓘ |
| hadLegislativeFunction | passing laws ⓘ |
| hadLimitation |
could not legislate on matters reserved to Comitia Centuriata
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subject to tribunician veto ⓘ subject to veto by higher magistrates ⓘ |
| includedTribalType |
rural tribes
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urban tribes ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | Latin ⓘ |
| legalEffect | enacted binding laws on Roman citizens ⓘ |
| location | Rome ⓘ |
| lostImportanceUnder | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| precededBy | auspices taken by presiding magistrate ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer |
consul
ⓘ
curule aedile ⓘ praetor ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Comitia Centuriata
ⓘ
Concilium Plebis ⓘ |
| required | formal summons of citizens ⓘ |
| typicalMeetingPlace |
Campus Martius
ⓘ
Forum Romanum ⓘ |
| usedVotingUnit | tribe ⓘ |
| votedOn |
leges (statutory laws)
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plebiscita when properly convoked ⓘ |
| votingMethod | one vote per tribe ⓘ |
| votingOrder | tribes called in sequence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Comitia Tributa Description of subject: The Comitia Tributa was a popular assembly of the Roman Republic in which citizens voted by tribes to pass laws, elect certain magistrates, and make judicial decisions.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Populares political faction
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