Novellae Constitutiones
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Novellae Constitutiones are the later imperial laws and legal reforms issued mainly by Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated the earlier parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis in Byzantine Roman law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Novellae Constitutiones canonical | 12 |
| Constitutio Tanta | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Novellae Constitutiones Context triple: [Corpus Juris Civilis, part, Novellae Constitutiones]
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A.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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B.
Codex Justinianus
Codex Justinianus is a foundational compilation of Roman imperial laws ordered by Emperor Justinian I, forming a core component of the Corpus Juris Civilis and profoundly influencing later civil law traditions.
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C.
Constitution of the Year X
The Constitution of the Year X was a Napoleonic-era French constitutional charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s power by transforming his position into that of Consul for Life, paving the way toward his eventual imperial rule.
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D.
Concilio et Labore
Concilio et Labore is the Latin motto of Manchester City Council, traditionally translated as "By wisdom and effort" or "By counsel and hard work."
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E.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
- 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: Novellae Constitutiones Target entity description: Novellae Constitutiones are the later imperial laws and legal reforms issued mainly by Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated the earlier parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis in Byzantine Roman law.
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A.
Corpus Juris Civilis
Corpus Juris Civilis is the monumental codification of Roman law ordered by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, which became a foundational source for many later European legal systems.
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B.
Codex Justinianus
Codex Justinianus is a foundational compilation of Roman imperial laws ordered by Emperor Justinian I, forming a core component of the Corpus Juris Civilis and profoundly influencing later civil law traditions.
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C.
Constitution of the Year X
The Constitution of the Year X was a Napoleonic-era French constitutional charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s power by transforming his position into that of Consul for Life, paving the way toward his eventual imperial rule.
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D.
Concilio et Labore
Concilio et Labore is the Latin motto of Manchester City Council, traditionally translated as "By wisdom and effort" or "By counsel and hard work."
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E.
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae is the 1540 papal bull by Pope Paul III that formally established and approved the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) as a religious order in the Catholic Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of laws
ⓘ
part of the Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ source of Byzantine law ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Novellae
ⓘ
Novellae Justiniani ⓘ Novels ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
|
| compilationStatus | not officially compiled in a single collection during Justinian’s reign ⓘ |
| contains |
general legislative enactments
ⓘ
imperial rescripts ⓘ |
| endDate | c. 565 ⓘ |
| follows |
Codex Justinianus
ⓘ
Digest ⓘ Institutes of Justinian ⓘ |
| geographicalFocus | Eastern provinces of the empire ⓘ |
| historicalContext | reign of Justinian I ⓘ |
| influenced |
Eastern Orthodox canon law tradition
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later civil law tradition ⓘ medieval Byzantine law ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Justinian I
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Justinian I ⓘ
surface form:
Justinian the Great
later Byzantine emperors ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | supreme imperial legislation ⓘ |
| legalForm | imperial constitutions ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Roman law
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine law
Roman law ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFeature | increasing use of Greek instead of Latin in legislation ⓘ |
| partOf | Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier Roman imperial constitutions ⓘ |
| purpose |
to supplement earlier Justinianic legislation
ⓘ
to update and reform Roman law ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Codex Justinianus
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Digest ⓘ Institutes of Justinian ⓘ |
| startDate | c. 535 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administrative law
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church–state relations ⓘ ecclesiastical law ⓘ family law ⓘ private law ⓘ provincial administration ⓘ public law ⓘ succession law ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 6th century ⓘ |
| transmission | preserved in medieval manuscript collections ⓘ |
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Subject: Novellae Constitutiones Description of subject: Novellae Constitutiones are the later imperial laws and legal reforms issued mainly by Emperor Justinian I that supplemented and updated the earlier parts of the Corpus Juris Civilis in Byzantine Roman law.
Referenced by (13)
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this entity surface form:
Constitutio Tanta