Codex Hermogenianus
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The Codex Hermogenianus is a late Roman collection of imperial legal constitutions compiled under Emperor Diocletian that became a key source for later codifications of Roman law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Hermogenianus canonical | 4 |
| Hermogenian Code | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1358915 — 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 Hermogenianus Context triple: [Codex Justinianus, precededBy, Codex Hermogenianus]
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A.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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B.
Codex Zographensis
Codex Zographensis is a late 10th–11th century Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important early Slavic literary monuments.
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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 Marianus
Codex Marianus is an early Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important monuments of Slavic medieval literature.
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E.
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.
- 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 Hermogenianus Target entity description: The Codex Hermogenianus is a late Roman collection of imperial legal constitutions compiled under Emperor Diocletian that became a key source for later codifications of Roman law.
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A.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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B.
Codex Zographensis
Codex Zographensis is a late 10th–11th century Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important early Slavic literary monuments.
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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 Marianus
Codex Marianus is an early Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important monuments of Slavic medieval literature.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of imperial constitutions
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late Roman legal codex ⓘ source of Roman law ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
circa 293–294 CE
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late 3rd century ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Codex Gregorianus ⓘ |
| citationForm | Hermogenianus in Codice ⓘ |
| compiledFor | practical legal use ⓘ |
| compiledUnder |
Diocletian
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surface form:
Emperor Diocletian
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| compiler | Hermogenianus ⓘ |
| contains |
imperial constitutions
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imperial rescripts ⓘ |
| focusesOn | rescripts of Diocletian ⓘ |
| geographicOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Diocletian's Tetrarchy
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surface form:
Tetrarchy
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| influenced |
Codex Gregorianus
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Codex Theodosianus ⓘ Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ
surface form:
Corpus Iuris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ
surface form:
Justinianic codification
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| knownFrom |
citations in later juristic writings
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later excerpts ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | official collection of imperial law ⓘ |
| legalGenre | codex of constitutions ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law ⓘ |
| partiallyPreservedIn |
Codex Justinianus
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surface form:
Justinian’s Codex
Digest of Justinian ⓘ
surface form:
Justinian’s Digest
later legal compilations ⓘ |
| regionOfApplication |
Byzantine Empire
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surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Diocletianic legal reforms ⓘ |
| statusOfOriginal | lost ⓘ |
| structure | organized by subject matter ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administrative law
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private law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ |
| timeCoverage |
late 3rd century imperial legislation
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reign of Diocletian ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Roman jurists
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late antique legal practitioners ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Late Antiquity
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surface form:
late Roman Empire
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Input
Subject: Codex Hermogenianus Description of subject: The Codex Hermogenianus is a late Roman collection of imperial legal constitutions compiled under Emperor Diocletian that became a key source for later codifications of Roman law.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hermogenian Code