Locrian Epizephyrian law code
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The Locrian Epizephyrian law code is an early and highly influential set of Greek laws from the colony of Epizephyrian Locri, renowned for its strictness, complexity, and impact on later legal traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Locrian Epizephyrian law code canonical | 1 |
| laws of Locri Epizephyrii | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3863951 — 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: Locrian Epizephyrian law code Context triple: [Locrians, legalTraditionInfluenced, Locrian Epizephyrian law code]
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A.
Hittite laws
Hittite laws are a collection of ancient Near Eastern legal codes from the Hittite civilization, notable for their detailed regulations on property, family, and criminal matters and for their relatively moderate, compensatory punishments.
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B.
Code of Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, issued by the Babylonian king Hammurabi to regulate civil, criminal, and economic life in ancient Mesopotamia.
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C.
Solonian Constitution
The Solonian Constitution was an early 6th-century BCE Athenian legal and political reform package that restructured social classes, limited aristocratic power, and laid key foundations for Athenian democracy.
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D.
the Laws of Athens (personified)
The Laws of Athens (personified) are a dramatic, quasi-divine voice in Plato’s dialogues that embody the city’s legal and moral order, arguing for citizens’ absolute duty to obey its laws.
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E.
Pandectae
Pandectae is the comprehensive 6th-century compilation of Roman legal writings that formed a central part of Emperor Justinian I’s Corpus Juris Civilis.
- 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: Locrian Epizephyrian law code Target entity description: The Locrian Epizephyrian law code is an early and highly influential set of Greek laws from the colony of Epizephyrian Locri, renowned for its strictness, complexity, and impact on later legal traditions.
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A.
Hittite laws
Hittite laws are a collection of ancient Near Eastern legal codes from the Hittite civilization, notable for their detailed regulations on property, family, and criminal matters and for their relatively moderate, compensatory punishments.
-
B.
Code of Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest and most complete written legal codes, issued by the Babylonian king Hammurabi to regulate civil, criminal, and economic life in ancient Mesopotamia.
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C.
Solonian Constitution
The Solonian Constitution was an early 6th-century BCE Athenian legal and political reform package that restructured social classes, limited aristocratic power, and laid key foundations for Athenian democracy.
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D.
the Laws of Athens (personified)
The Laws of Athens (personified) are a dramatic, quasi-divine voice in Plato’s dialogues that embody the city’s legal and moral order, arguing for citizens’ absolute duty to obey its laws.
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E.
Pandectae
Pandectae is the comprehensive 6th-century compilation of Roman legal writings that formed a central part of Emperor Justinian I’s Corpus Juris Civilis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek law code
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legal code ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
maintaining social order
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preventing political instability ⓘ regulating moral behavior ⓘ |
| appliesTo | citizens of Epizephyrian Locri ⓘ |
| country | Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| describedIn | ancient literary sources ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
codification of customary norms
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detailed regulation of social conduct ⓘ emphasis on deterrence ⓘ highly formalized procedures ⓘ severe penalties ⓘ |
| hasType | city-state law code ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
model of rigor in Greek legal culture
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one of the earliest comprehensive Greek law codes ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman legal tradition
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later Greek legal thought ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complexity
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influence on later legal traditions ⓘ strictness ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
civil law
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criminal law ⓘ family law ⓘ property law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| legalPrinciple |
fixed penalties for specific offenses
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publicly known written laws ⓘ rule of law over arbitrary rule ⓘ |
| legalSystemOf |
Epizephyrian Locri
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linked to:
Locri Epizephyrii
|
| locatedInPresentDay |
Calabria
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Italy ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek law tradition ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Epizephyrian Locri
ⓘ
linked to:
Locri Epizephyrii
|
| regulates |
adultery
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contracts ⓘ homicide ⓘ inheritance ⓘ marriage ⓘ property ownership ⓘ public offenses ⓘ theft ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical legal history
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comparative law ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
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Subject: Locrian Epizephyrian law code Description of subject: The Locrian Epizephyrian law code is an early and highly influential set of Greek laws from the colony of Epizephyrian Locri, renowned for its strictness, complexity, and impact on later legal traditions.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Locrian Epizephyrian law code