Gregorian Code
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The Gregorian Code was an early 5th-century compilation of Roman imperial laws that served as a key precursor to later codifications such as the Theodosian Code.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gregorian Code canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1494546 — 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: Gregorian Code Context triple: [Theodosian Code, precededBy, Gregorian Code]
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A.
Julian calendar
The Julian calendar is an ancient solar calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE, historically used throughout Europe and still employed by some Eastern Christian churches for liturgical purposes.
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B.
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
The Gregorian calendar (Western churches) is the internationally used solar dating system introduced in 1582 that most Western Christian churches follow for determining liturgical dates and feasts.
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C.
Revised Julian calendar
The Revised Julian calendar is a modernized version of the traditional Julian calendar, adopted by several Eastern Orthodox Churches to more closely align fixed feast dates with the Gregorian calendar while retaining the Orthodox Paschalion.
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D.
Orthodox Paschalion
Orthodox Paschalion is the traditional method used by Eastern Orthodox churches to calculate the date of Easter and related movable feasts based on specific lunar and solar rules.
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E.
Coptic calendar
The Coptic calendar is the liturgical and agricultural calendar used by the Coptic Orthodox Church, derived from the ancient Egyptian calendar and still employed in Egypt for religious feasts and seasons.
- 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: Gregorian Code Target entity description: The Gregorian Code was an early 5th-century compilation of Roman imperial laws that served as a key precursor to later codifications such as the Theodosian Code.
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A.
Julian calendar
The Julian calendar is an ancient solar calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE, historically used throughout Europe and still employed by some Eastern Christian churches for liturgical purposes.
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B.
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
The Gregorian calendar (Western churches) is the internationally used solar dating system introduced in 1582 that most Western Christian churches follow for determining liturgical dates and feasts.
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C.
Revised Julian calendar
The Revised Julian calendar is a modernized version of the traditional Julian calendar, adopted by several Eastern Orthodox Churches to more closely align fixed feast dates with the Gregorian calendar while retaining the Orthodox Paschalion.
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D.
Orthodox Paschalion
Orthodox Paschalion is the traditional method used by Eastern Orthodox churches to calculate the date of Easter and related movable feasts based on specific lunar and solar rules.
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E.
Coptic calendar
The Coptic calendar is the liturgical and agricultural calendar used by the Coptic Orthodox Church, derived from the ancient Egyptian calendar and still employed in Egypt for religious feasts and seasons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legal code
ⓘ
late Roman law collection ⓘ |
| citationForm | Codex Gregorianus ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Gregorius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| coversPeriodFrom | reign of Hadrian ⓘ |
| coversPeriodTo |
Diocletian
ⓘ
surface form:
reign of Diocletian
|
| dateOfCompilation | early 5th century ⓘ |
| earliestPossibleDate | late 3rd century ⓘ |
| genre | law code ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Gregorius ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important source for late Roman law
ⓘ
precursor to later imperial codifications ⓘ |
| includesMaterialFrom |
2nd century Roman Empire
ⓘ
3rd century Roman Empire ⓘ early 4th century Roman Empire ⓘ |
| influenced |
Codex Justinianus
ⓘ
surface form:
Justinian Code
Theodosian Code ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| latestPossibleDate | early 5th century ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | imperial constitutions ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law ⓘ |
| mainContent | imperial constitutions ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gregorius ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript ⓘ |
| region | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Hermogenian Code
ⓘ
Codex Justinianus ⓘ
surface form:
Justinian Code
Digest of Justinian ⓘ
surface form:
Justinian Digest
Theodosian Code ⓘ |
| structure |
arranged by subject matter
ⓘ
divided into books and titles ⓘ |
| subject |
administrative law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ private law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | partially lost ⓘ |
| survivesAs |
epitomes
ⓘ
fragments ⓘ later quotations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
Digest of Justinian
ⓘ
surface form:
Justinian Digest
Codex Theodosianus ⓘ
surface form:
Theodosian Code
|
| usedIn |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Western Roman Empire ⓘ early Byzantine legal practice ⓘ late Roman courts ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Gregorian Code Description of subject: The Gregorian Code was an early 5th-century compilation of Roman imperial laws that served as a key precursor to later codifications such as the Theodosian Code.
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