De officio praefecti praetorio
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De officio praefecti praetorio is a legal treatise by the Roman jurist Ulpian outlining the duties and powers of the praetorian prefect in the Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
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| De officio praefecti praetorio canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6552438 — 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: De officio praefecti praetorio Context triple: [Ulpian, work, De officio praefecti praetorio]
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A.
De militia Romana
De militia Romana is a scholarly work by Justus Lipsius that reconstructs and analyzes the organization, tactics, and discipline of the ancient Roman military.
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B.
In Pace Decus, In Bello Praesidium
"In Pace Decus, In Bello Praesidium" is the Latin motto of the Virginia Military Institute, expressing its ideals of honor in peace and steadfast protection in war.
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C.
Divodurum Mediomatricorum
Divodurum Mediomatricorum was the Roman-era city that later became Metz, an important urban and military center in the province of Gallia Belgica.
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D.
Commentarii de Bello Civili
Commentarii de Bello Civili is Julius Caesar’s firsthand historical account of the Roman civil war, detailing his conflict with Pompey and the senatorial faction.
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E.
Non plus ultra
Non plus ultra is a Latin phrase meaning "nothing further beyond," historically associated with the limits of the known world and later adopted as a proud emblem of surpassing boundaries.
- 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: De officio praefecti praetorio Target entity description: De officio praefecti praetorio is a legal treatise by the Roman jurist Ulpian outlining the duties and powers of the praetorian prefect in the Roman Empire.
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A.
De militia Romana
De militia Romana is a scholarly work by Justus Lipsius that reconstructs and analyzes the organization, tactics, and discipline of the ancient Roman military.
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B.
In Pace Decus, In Bello Praesidium
"In Pace Decus, In Bello Praesidium" is the Latin motto of the Virginia Military Institute, expressing its ideals of honor in peace and steadfast protection in war.
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C.
Divodurum Mediomatricorum
Divodurum Mediomatricorum was the Roman-era city that later became Metz, an important urban and military center in the province of Gallia Belgica.
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D.
Commentarii de Bello Civili
Commentarii de Bello Civili is Julius Caesar’s firsthand historical account of the Roman civil war, detailing his conflict with Pompey and the senatorial faction.
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E.
Non plus ultra
Non plus ultra is a Latin phrase meaning "nothing further beyond," historically associated with the limits of the known world and later adopted as a proud emblem of surpassing boundaries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman legal text
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legal treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWithJuristSchool | classical jurists of the 3rd century ⓘ |
| author | Ulpian ⓘ |
| clarifies |
limits on the praetorian prefect’s powers
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scope of authority of the praetorian prefect ⓘ |
| concernsOffice | imperial high command ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| describes |
administrative functions of the praetorian prefect
ⓘ
judicial functions of the praetorian prefect ⓘ jurisdiction of the praetorian prefect ⓘ relationship of the praetorian prefect to the emperor ⓘ |
| discipline | law ⓘ |
| focusesOnOffice | praefectus praetorio ⓘ |
| genre | juridical literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | high imperial period of Rome ⓘ |
| historicalGenre | officials’ handbooks ⓘ |
| influenced | understanding of the praetorian prefecture in legal scholarship ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Roman legal practitioners
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imperial administrators ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Roman administrative law
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duties of the praetorian prefect ⓘ powers of the praetorian prefect ⓘ praetorian prefect ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of classical Roman jurisprudence ⓘ |
| preservedAs | fragments in later legal compilations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Roman public law
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imperial bureaucracy ⓘ praetorian prefecture ⓘ |
| scholarlyField | Roman legal history ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Severan dynasty ⓘ |
| tradition | Roman legal science ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | administrative regulation ⓘ |
| usedIn | later Roman legal tradition ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
Domitius Ulpianus
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linked to:
Ulpian
|
| writtenIn | Latin prose ⓘ |
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Subject: De officio praefecti praetorio Description of subject: De officio praefecti praetorio is a legal treatise by the Roman jurist Ulpian outlining the duties and powers of the praetorian prefect in the Roman Empire.
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