Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus
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The Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus is a famous Roman senatorial decree from 186 BCE that severely restricted the Bacchic cult in Italy and is preserved in one of the earliest substantial Latin inscriptions.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Decree on the Bacchanalia | 1 |
| Senatorial Decree on the Bacchanalia | 1 |
| Senatus consultum | 1 |
| Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus canonical | 1 |
| senatus consultum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4112496 — 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: Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus Context triple: [Old Latin, notableInscription, Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus]
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A.
Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804
The Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804 was the constitutional act by which the French Consulate was transformed into the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte.
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B.
Concilium Plebis
Concilium Plebis was the principal popular assembly of the plebeians in ancient Rome, empowered to pass resolutions (plebiscites) that eventually gained the force of law for the entire Roman state.
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C.
Tribunes of the Plebs
Tribunes of the Plebs were powerful elected officials in the Roman Republic who represented and protected the interests of the common people (plebeians) against the authority of the patrician magistrates and the Senate.
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D.
Gracchan reforms
The Gracchan reforms were a series of radical social and agrarian measures in the late Roman Republic, led by the tribunes Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, aimed at redistributing land and curbing elite power, which intensified political conflict and set precedents for later upheavals.
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E.
Comitia Tributa
The Comitia Tributa was a popular assembly of the Roman Republic in which citizens voted by tribes to pass laws, elect certain magistrates, and make judicial decisions.
- 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: Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus Target entity description: The Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus is a famous Roman senatorial decree from 186 BCE that severely restricted the Bacchic cult in Italy and is preserved in one of the earliest substantial Latin inscriptions.
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A.
Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804
The Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804 was the constitutional act by which the French Consulate was transformed into the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte.
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B.
Concilium Plebis
Concilium Plebis was the principal popular assembly of the plebeians in ancient Rome, empowered to pass resolutions (plebiscites) that eventually gained the force of law for the entire Roman state.
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C.
Tribunes of the Plebs
Tribunes of the Plebs were powerful elected officials in the Roman Republic who represented and protected the interests of the common people (plebeians) against the authority of the patrician magistrates and the Senate.
-
D.
Gracchan reforms
The Gracchan reforms were a series of radical social and agrarian measures in the late Roman Republic, led by the tribunes Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, aimed at redistributing land and curbing elite power, which intensified political conflict and set precedents for later upheavals.
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E.
Comitia Tributa
The Comitia Tributa was a popular assembly of the Roman Republic in which citizens voted by tribes to pass laws, elect certain magistrates, and make judicial decisions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin inscription
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Roman senatorial decree ⓘ legal text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus
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surface form:
Decree on the Bacchanalia
Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus ⓘ
surface form:
Senatorial Decree on the Bacchanalia
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| authoredBy | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| chronology | one of the earliest substantial Latin inscriptions ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
control of foreign cults
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public order ⓘ state security ⓘ |
| date | 186 BCE ⓘ |
| dateOfInscription | 186 BCE ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Latin epigraphy
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Roman law ⓘ Roman religion ⓘ ancient history ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | Italy ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
2nd century BCE Roman religious policy
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Roman Republic ⓘ |
| inscriptionType |
public law inscription
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senatus consultum inscription ⓘ |
| issuer | Roman Senate ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
imposed state control over Bacchic rites
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regulated religious associations ⓘ severely restricted Bacchic cult in Italy ⓘ |
| legalForm |
Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
senatus consultum
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| mainSubject |
Bacchanalia
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Bacchic cult ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| penalty |
capital punishment for serious violations
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confiscation of property ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Rome ⓘ |
| preservedAs | bronze inscription ⓘ |
| prohibits | unlicensed Bacchic rites ⓘ |
| purpose | restriction of Bacchic cult activities in Italy ⓘ |
| regulates |
nocturnal meetings
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religious gatherings ⓘ secret societies ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | suppression of the Bacchanalia ⓘ |
| religiousAspect |
control of Dionysian worship
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regulation of mystery cults ⓘ |
| requires |
approval of the Roman Senate for new cult associations
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senatorial authorization for Bacchic cult meetings ⓘ |
| script | early Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| significance |
important evidence for Roman religious repression
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key source for early Latin prose ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Republic
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surface form:
Middle Republic
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| writingSystem | Old Latin ⓘ |
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Subject: Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus Description of subject: The Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus is a famous Roman senatorial decree from 186 BCE that severely restricted the Bacchic cult in Italy and is preserved in one of the earliest substantial Latin inscriptions.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Senatus consultum
Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus
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legalForm
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Senatus consultum de Bacchanalibus
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
senatus consultum
this entity surface form:
Decree on the Bacchanalia
this entity surface form:
Senatorial Decree on the Bacchanalia