Comitia Centuriata
E37083
The Comitia Centuriata was one of the principal popular assemblies of the Roman Republic, organized by military centuries and empowered to elect senior magistrates, pass laws, and decide on war and capital cases.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Comitia Centuriata canonical | 7 |
| comitia centuriata | 3 |
| Centuriate Assembly | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T284528 — 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: Comitia Centuriata Context triple: [Roman Republic, legislativeBody, Comitia Centuriata]
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A.
Roman Senate
The Roman Senate was the principal political institution of ancient Rome, composed of aristocratic members who advised magistrates, influenced legislation, and guided state policy throughout the Republic and into the Empire.
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B.
Roman aediles
Roman aediles were elected magistrates of ancient Rome responsible for overseeing public buildings, markets, games, and the maintenance of order in the city.
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C.
Congress of Deputies
The Congress of Deputies is the main legislative chamber of Spain’s national parliament, responsible for initiating and passing laws and overseeing the government.
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D.
Assembly of the Republic
The Assembly of the Republic is Portugal’s unicameral national parliament, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Portuguese people.
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E.
Council of Ancients
The Council of Ancients was the upper chamber of the French legislature during the Directory period of the French Revolution, playing a key role in approving laws and overseeing executive power.
- 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: Comitia Centuriata Target entity description: The Comitia Centuriata was one of the principal popular assemblies of the Roman Republic, organized by military centuries and empowered to elect senior magistrates, pass laws, and decide on war and capital cases.
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A.
Roman Senate
The Roman Senate was the principal political institution of ancient Rome, composed of aristocratic members who advised magistrates, influenced legislation, and guided state policy throughout the Republic and into the Empire.
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B.
Roman aediles
Roman aediles were elected magistrates of ancient Rome responsible for overseeing public buildings, markets, games, and the maintenance of order in the city.
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C.
Congress of Deputies
The Congress of Deputies is the main legislative chamber of Spain’s national parliament, responsible for initiating and passing laws and overseeing the government.
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D.
Assembly of the Republic
The Assembly of the Republic is Portugal’s unicameral national parliament, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Portuguese people.
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E.
Council of Ancients
The Council of Ancients was the upper chamber of the French legislature during the Directory period of the French Revolution, playing a key role in approving laws and overseeing executive power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman political institution
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popular assembly ⓘ voting assembly ⓘ |
| basedOn |
census classes
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military organization of Roman citizens ⓘ property qualifications ⓘ |
| characteristic |
organized by property class and age
ⓘ
wealthier centuries voted first ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| decidesOn |
appeals in capital cases
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war and peace ⓘ |
| decline | lost importance in late Republic ⓘ |
| englishName |
Comitia Centuriata
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Centuriate Assembly
|
| excludes | non-citizens ⓘ |
| governedBy | Roman public law ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
capital jurisdiction
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declaration of war ⓘ election of magistrates ⓘ legislation ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to confirm imperium
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to decide capital cases ⓘ to declare war ⓘ to elect censors ⓘ to elect consuls ⓘ to elect praetors ⓘ to pass laws ⓘ |
| historicalRole | central role in early Roman Republic politics ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| latinName | Comitia Centuriata self-link ⓘ |
| legalStatus | formal organ of the Roman people ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Roman Antiquity
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surface form:
ancient Rome
Rome ⓘ
surface form:
city of Rome
|
| membership | Roman citizens ⓘ |
| metAt | Campus Martius ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
centuries
ⓘ
military centuries ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| presidedOverBy |
consul
ⓘ
magistrate with imperium ⓘ praetor ⓘ |
| reformedBy | Servius Tullius ⓘ |
| reformedIn | middle Republic ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Comitia Tributa
ⓘ
Concilium Plebis ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| votingSystem | one vote per century ⓘ |
| votingUnit | century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Comitia Centuriata Description of subject: The Comitia Centuriata was one of the principal popular assemblies of the Roman Republic, organized by military centuries and empowered to elect senior magistrates, pass laws, and decide on war and capital cases.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Centuriate Assembly
this entity surface form:
comitia centuriata
this entity surface form:
Centuriate Assembly
this entity surface form:
comitia centuriata
this entity surface form:
comitia centuriata