Diocletian's price edict
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Diocletian's price edict was a sweeping Roman imperial decree issued in 301 CE that attempted to curb inflation by imposing maximum prices and wages across the empire.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edict on Maximum Prices | 3 |
| Diocletian's price edict canonical | 1 |
| Diocletianic reforms | 1 |
| Edictum De Pretiis Rerum Venalium | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T285077 — 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.
Target entity: Diocletian's price edict Context triple: [Diocletian's Tetrarchy, economicReformContext, Diocletian's price edict]
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Diocletian's Tetrarchy
Diocletian's Tetrarchy was a late 3rd-century system of rule that divided imperial authority among four co-emperors to stabilize and more effectively govern the Roman Empire.
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Edict of Milan
The Edict of Milan was a 313 CE proclamation by the Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius that granted religious tolerance throughout the empire and effectively legalized Christianity.
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Theodosian Code
The Theodosian Code was a 5th-century compilation of Roman imperial laws commissioned by Emperor Theodosius II that systematized legislation from Constantine onward and became a foundational source for later European legal traditions.
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Diocletianic Persecution
The Diocletianic Persecution was the Roman Empire’s last and most severe campaign of repression against Christians, marked by widespread martyrdom, destruction of churches, and attempts to eradicate Christian worship in the early 4th century.
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E.
Diocletian
Diocletian was a Roman emperor best known for stabilizing and reorganizing the empire through sweeping administrative reforms and establishing the Tetrarchy system of rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Diocletian's price edict Target entity description: Diocletian's price edict was a sweeping Roman imperial decree issued in 301 CE that attempted to curb inflation by imposing maximum prices and wages across the empire.
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A.
Diocletian's Tetrarchy
Diocletian's Tetrarchy was a late 3rd-century system of rule that divided imperial authority among four co-emperors to stabilize and more effectively govern the Roman Empire.
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B.
Edict of Milan
The Edict of Milan was a 313 CE proclamation by the Roman emperors Constantine and Licinius that granted religious tolerance throughout the empire and effectively legalized Christianity.
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C.
Theodosian Code
The Theodosian Code was a 5th-century compilation of Roman imperial laws commissioned by Emperor Theodosius II that systematized legislation from Constantine onward and became a foundational source for later European legal traditions.
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D.
Diocletianic Persecution
The Diocletianic Persecution was the Roman Empire’s last and most severe campaign of repression against Christians, marked by widespread martyrdom, destruction of churches, and attempts to eradicate Christian worship in the early 4th century.
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E.
Diocletian
Diocletian was a Roman emperor best known for stabilizing and reorganizing the empire through sweeping administrative reforms and establishing the Tetrarchy system of rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman imperial edict
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economic policy measure ⓘ price control law ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidenceFoundIn |
Aezani
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Aphrodisias ⓘ Asia Minor ⓘ Ephesus ⓘ Greece ⓘ |
| consequence |
black market activity
ⓘ
shortages ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| covers |
clothing
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foodstuffs ⓘ military equipment ⓘ professional services ⓘ raw materials ⓘ transport animals ⓘ |
| dateIssued | 301 CE ⓘ |
| field | economic history ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Diocletian's price edict
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surface form:
Edict on Maximum Prices
Diocletian's price edict ⓘ
surface form:
Edictum De Pretiis Rerum Venalium
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| hasPurpose |
to control prices
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to curb inflation ⓘ to regulate wages ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment |
difficult to enforce
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largely ineffective ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
local magistrates
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provincial governors ⓘ |
| includes |
maximum freight charges
ⓘ
maximum retail prices ⓘ maximum wage scales ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Diocletian
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surface form:
Emperor Diocletian
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| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalForm | imperial edict ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public law ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
currency debasement
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severe inflation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Diocletian's Tetrarchy
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surface form:
Diocletianic Reforms
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| penalty |
confiscation of goods
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death for violators ⓘ |
| regulates |
fees for services
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maximum prices ⓘ transport costs ⓘ wages ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Roman law
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ancient economic history ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity
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surface form:
Late Roman Empire
Diocletian's Tetrarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Tetrarchy
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| writtenOn |
marble inscriptions
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stone inscriptions ⓘ |
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Subject: Diocletian's price edict Description of subject: Diocletian's price edict was a sweeping Roman imperial decree issued in 301 CE that attempted to curb inflation by imposing maximum prices and wages across the empire.
Referenced by (6)
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