Notitia Dignitatum
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Notitia Dignitatum is a late Roman administrative and military document that catalogues the empire’s civil and military offices and their hierarchical organization.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Notitia Dignitatum canonical | 13 |
| Notitia Regionum Urbis Romae | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6903317 — 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: Notitia Dignitatum Context triple: [magister officiorum, appearsInSource, Notitia Dignitatum]
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A.
Codex Theodosianus
Codex Theodosianus is a 5th-century compilation of Roman laws that systematized imperial legislation from Constantine onward and became a foundational source for later European legal traditions.
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B.
Regnum Provinciae et Burgundiae
Regnum Provinciae et Burgundiae, or Lower Burgundy, was a medieval kingdom in southeastern France that emerged in the late 9th century and later became part of the Kingdom of Arles and the Holy Roman Empire.
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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.
Code of Euric
The Code of Euric was an early written legal code issued by the Visigothic king Euric in the late 5th century, codifying Germanic customary law and Roman legal traditions for his kingdom.
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E.
Apostolici Regiminis
Apostolici Regiminis is a papal bull issued by Pope Leo X at the Fifth Lateran Council in 1513 that condemned certain philosophical doctrines and affirmed the immortality of the soul.
- 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: Notitia Dignitatum Target entity description: Notitia Dignitatum is a late Roman administrative and military document that catalogues the empire’s civil and military offices and their hierarchical organization.
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A.
Codex Theodosianus
Codex Theodosianus is a 5th-century compilation of Roman laws that systematized imperial legislation from Constantine onward and became a foundational source for later European legal traditions.
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B.
Regnum Provinciae et Burgundiae
Regnum Provinciae et Burgundiae, or Lower Burgundy, was a medieval kingdom in southeastern France that emerged in the late 9th century and later became part of the Kingdom of Arles and the Holy Roman Empire.
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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.
Code of Euric
The Code of Euric was an early written legal code issued by the Visigothic king Euric in the late 5th century, codifying Germanic customary law and Roman legal traditions for his kingdom.
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E.
Apostolici Regiminis
Apostolici Regiminis is a papal bull issued by Pope Leo X at the Fifth Lateran Council in 1513 that condemned certain philosophical doctrines and affirmed the immortality of the soul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman imperial document
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historical source ⓘ late Roman administrative document ⓘ military list ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmperors |
Arcadius
NERFINISHED
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Honorius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod | late Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
heraldic-style shield patterns of military units
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lists of civil offices with their ranks ⓘ lists of military units with their stationes ⓘ titles of officeholders without personal names ⓘ |
| coversTerritory |
Eastern Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
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Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition |
early 5th century
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late 4th century ⓘ |
| describes |
civil offices of the Roman Empire
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hierarchical organization of Roman imperial administration ⓘ military offices of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| genre | official register ⓘ |
| hasPart |
section for the Diocese of Africa
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section for the Diocese of Britain ⓘ section for the Diocese of Spain ⓘ section for the Eastern field army ⓘ section for the Praetorian Prefecture of Gaul ⓘ section for the Praetorian Prefecture of Illyricum ⓘ section for the Praetorian Prefecture of Italy ⓘ section for the Praetorian Prefecture of the East ⓘ section for the Western field army ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| lists |
auxiliary units
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comites ⓘ duces ⓘ frontier garrisons ⓘ legions ⓘ magistri militum ⓘ praetorian prefects ⓘ provincial governors ⓘ vicarii ⓘ |
| originalManuscriptStatus | lost ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Notitia dignitatum omnium tam civilium quam militarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
divided into sections for each major office
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organized by prefectures, dioceses, and provinces ⓘ |
| subject |
imperial court offices
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late Roman army ⓘ late Roman bureaucracy ⓘ military command structure ⓘ provincial administration ⓘ |
| survival | preserved only in medieval manuscript copies ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | historians of late antiquity ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
study of late Roman administrative geography
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study of late Roman military organization ⓘ study of late Roman titulature and ranks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Notitia Dignitatum Description of subject: Notitia Dignitatum is a late Roman administrative and military document that catalogues the empire’s civil and military offices and their hierarchical organization.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
magister officiorum
this entity surface form:
Notitia Regionum Urbis Romae
this entity surface form:
Notitia Regionum Urbis Romae
subject surface form:
Comes rerum privatarum