Basilika
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Basilika is a comprehensive 9th-century Byzantine legal code that systematically revised and expanded Justinian’s laws into Greek.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basilika canonical | 4 |
| Basilika ton nomon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7266394 — 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: Basilika Context triple: [Byzantine law, codifiedIn, Basilika]
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A.
Basilica of Santa Maria in Domnica
The Basilica of Santa Maria in Domnica is an ancient Roman Catholic church on Rome’s Caelian Hill, noted for its early Christian origins and richly decorated apse mosaics.
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B.
Basilica of the Holy Blood
The Basilica of the Holy Blood is a historic Roman Catholic church in Bruges, Belgium, renowned for housing a revered relic believed to contain the blood of Jesus Christ.
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C.
Andria Cathedral
Andria Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Andria, Italy, notable as the burial site of several medieval royals including Holy Roman Empress Isabella of England.
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D.
Basilica of the Holy Trinity
The Basilica of the Holy Trinity is a large modern Catholic church and major pilgrimage site in Fátima, Portugal, built to accommodate the many visitors who come in connection with the Marian apparitions reported there.
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E.
Basilica of the Virgin of the Forsaken
The Basilica of the Virgin of the Forsaken is a prominent Baroque-style Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, dedicated to the city’s patron saint and an important site of local devotion and pilgrimage.
- 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: Basilika Target entity description: Basilika is a comprehensive 9th-century Byzantine legal code that systematically revised and expanded Justinian’s laws into Greek.
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A.
Basilica of Santa Maria in Domnica
The Basilica of Santa Maria in Domnica is an ancient Roman Catholic church on Rome’s Caelian Hill, noted for its early Christian origins and richly decorated apse mosaics.
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B.
Basilica of the Holy Blood
The Basilica of the Holy Blood is a historic Roman Catholic church in Bruges, Belgium, renowned for housing a revered relic believed to contain the blood of Jesus Christ.
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C.
Andria Cathedral
Andria Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic church in Andria, Italy, notable as the burial site of several medieval royals including Holy Roman Empress Isabella of England.
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D.
Basilica of the Holy Trinity
The Basilica of the Holy Trinity is a large modern Catholic church and major pilgrimage site in Fátima, Portugal, built to accommodate the many visitors who come in connection with the Marian apparitions reported there.
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E.
Basilica of the Virgin of the Forsaken
The Basilica of the Virgin of the Forsaken is a prominent Baroque-style Catholic church in Valencia, Spain, dedicated to the city’s patron saint and an important site of local devotion and pilgrimage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine legal code
ⓘ
law code ⓘ medieval legal text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Basilics
ⓘ
Basilika ton nomon ⓘ
linked to:
Basilika
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Justinianic legislation
ⓘ
linked to:
Corpus Juris Civilis
|
| chronology | compiled between late 9th and early 10th centuries ⓘ |
| compiler | Byzantine jurists ⓘ |
| compiles |
Justinianic Novels
ⓘ
linked to:
Novels of Justinian
earlier Byzantine legal materials ⓘ imperial constitutions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Roman-Byzantine law
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine law
jurisprudence ⓘ |
| follows | Corpus Juris Civilis ⓘ |
| genre |
canon law compilation
ⓘ
civil law code ⓘ |
| hasCommentary | scholia by later Byzantine jurists ⓘ |
| hasPart | 60 books ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Byzantine period ⓘ |
| inception | 9th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Byzantine legal practice
ⓘ
post-Byzantine Orthodox legal traditions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Justinian’s Corpus Juris Civilis
ⓘ
linked to:
Corpus Juris Civilis
Roman law ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official codification of law in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Byzantine law ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ ecclesiastical law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Greek reworking of Latin Roman law sources
ⓘ
systematic organization of Justinianic material ⓘ |
| patron |
Basil I
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Emperor Basil I
Leo VI the Wise ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Greek manuscripts ⓘ |
| replaced | direct use of Latin Corpus Juris Civilis in Byzantine courts ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
systematic revision of Justinian’s laws
ⓘ
translation of Roman law into Greek ⓘ |
| startTime | reign of Basil I ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| use | authoritative legal reference in the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Basilika Description of subject: Basilika is a comprehensive 9th-century Byzantine legal code that systematically revised and expanded Justinian’s laws into Greek.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Basilika