Breviary of Alaric
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The Breviary of Alaric is a 6th-century compilation of Roman law for the Visigothic kingdom, serving as a key source for the transmission of late Roman legal tradition in Western Europe.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Breviary of Alaric canonical | 10 |
| Breviarium Alarici | 1 |
| Breviarium Alaricianum | 1 |
| Liber Augustalis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1494541 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Breviary of Alaric Context triple: [Theodosian Code, influenced, Breviary of Alaric]
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A.
Book of Glory
The Book of Glory is the second major section of the Gospel of John that focuses on Jesus’ final teachings, passion, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his glorification through these events.
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B.
Chronica
Chronica is an ancient chronological work by Apollodorus of Athens that systematically records Greek history and mythology in verse form.
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C.
Book of Splendor
The Book of Splendor is a foundational work of Jewish mysticism in the Kabbalistic tradition, offering esoteric commentary on the Torah and the nature of the divine.
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D.
Graves de Communi Re
Graves de Communi Re is an 1901 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses Christian democracy, social justice, and the proper relationship between the Church, society, and emerging democratic movements.
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E.
Moriae Encomium
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- 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: Breviary of Alaric Target entity description: The Breviary of Alaric is a 6th-century compilation of Roman law for the Visigothic kingdom, serving as a key source for the transmission of late Roman legal tradition in Western Europe.
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A.
Book of Glory
The Book of Glory is the second major section of the Gospel of John that focuses on Jesus’ final teachings, passion, death, and resurrection, emphasizing his glorification through these events.
-
B.
Chronica
Chronica is an ancient chronological work by Apollodorus of Athens that systematically records Greek history and mythology in verse form.
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C.
Book of Splendor
The Book of Splendor is a foundational work of Jewish mysticism in the Kabbalistic tradition, offering esoteric commentary on the Torah and the nature of the divine.
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D.
Graves de Communi Re
Graves de Communi Re is an 1901 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that addresses Christian democracy, social justice, and the proper relationship between the Church, society, and emerging democratic movements.
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E.
Moriae Encomium
Moriae Encomium is a satirical essay by Renaissance humanist Desiderius Erasmus that humorously critiques the follies and abuses of society, the Church, and scholarly life through the personified voice of Folly.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Visigothic legal text
ⓘ
late Roman legal compilation ⓘ law code ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Breviary of Alaric
ⓘ
surface form:
Breviarium Alarici
Breviary of Alaric ⓘ
surface form:
Breviarium Alaricianum
Lex Visigothorum ⓘ
surface form:
Lex Romana Visigothorum
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Codex Theodosianus
ⓘ
Roman juristic writings ⓘ imperial Roman constitutions ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 6th century ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition in early medieval Europe ⓘ |
| compiledFor | subjects of the Visigothic kingdom ⓘ |
| contains |
excerpts from the Codex Gregorianus
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excerpts from the Codex Hermogenianus ⓘ excerpts from the Codex Theodosianus ⓘ excerpts from the Institutes of Gaius ⓘ excerpts from the Sententiae of Paulus ⓘ imperial constitutions after the Codex Theodosianus ⓘ interpretationes (official interpretations) of legal texts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Visigothic Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfCompilation | 506 ⓘ |
| documentType | royal edict with appended legal texts ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Visigothic legislation such as the Lex Visigothorum ⓘ |
| follows | Codex Theodosianus ⓘ |
| genre | legal codification ⓘ |
| hasPart | titles arranged by subject matter ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influenced early medieval legal practice in post-Roman kingdoms
ⓘ
major source for the transmission of late Roman law in Western Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
Merovingian legal practice
ⓘ
early medieval canon law collections ⓘ |
| intendedFor | Roman population under Visigothic rule ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official code for Roman subjects in the Visigothic kingdom ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law ⓘ |
| legalTradition | late Roman law ⓘ |
| placeOfPromulgation | Aire-sur-l’Adour ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Roman law codes ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Alaric II ⓘ |
| promulgatedByTitle |
Euric
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surface form:
King of the Visigoths
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| purpose |
to clarify and simplify late Roman law for practical use
ⓘ
to provide an authoritative statement of Roman law for Roman subjects ⓘ |
| region |
Gaul
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania
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| scope |
administrative law
ⓘ
civil law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ |
| usedUntil | at least the 8th century in parts of Gaul ⓘ |
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Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Liber Augustalis
this entity surface form:
Breviarium Alaricianum
this entity surface form:
Breviarium Alarici