grain law (lex frumentaria)
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The grain law (lex frumentaria) was a Roman reform measure that provided subsidized grain to citizens, significantly expanding the earlier grain dole and strengthening popular support for Gaius Gracchus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| grain law (lex frumentaria) canonical | 1 |
| lex frumentaria | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8312014 — 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: grain law (lex frumentaria) Context triple: [Gaius Gracchus, knownFor, grain law (lex frumentaria)]
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A.
Act of First Fruits and Tenths
The Act of First Fruits and Tenths was a key English Reformation statute that redirected to the Crown the ecclesiastical revenues previously paid by clergy to the Pope, strengthening royal control over the Church.
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B.
Grain Futures Act
The Grain Futures Act was a U.S. federal law enacted in 1922 to regulate trading in grain futures on commodity exchanges and curb market manipulation.
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C.
Lettre sur la liberté du commerce des grains
Lettre sur la liberté du commerce des grains is an influential 18th-century economic treatise by Turgot advocating the free trade of grain and criticizing government intervention in grain markets.
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D.
On the Tax in Kind
"On the Tax in Kind" was a key 1921 Bolshevik policy document that replaced grain requisitioning with a tax in kind, marking the start of the New Economic Policy in Soviet Russia.
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E.
Farmer’s Law
Farmer’s Law is a Byzantine legal code that regulated rural life, landholding, and agrarian disputes among peasant communities in the Byzantine Empire.
- 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: grain law (lex frumentaria) Target entity description: The grain law (lex frumentaria) was a Roman reform measure that provided subsidized grain to citizens, significantly expanding the earlier grain dole and strengthening popular support for Gaius Gracchus.
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A.
Act of First Fruits and Tenths
The Act of First Fruits and Tenths was a key English Reformation statute that redirected to the Crown the ecclesiastical revenues previously paid by clergy to the Pope, strengthening royal control over the Church.
-
B.
Grain Futures Act
The Grain Futures Act was a U.S. federal law enacted in 1922 to regulate trading in grain futures on commodity exchanges and curb market manipulation.
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C.
Lettre sur la liberté du commerce des grains
Lettre sur la liberté du commerce des grains is an influential 18th-century economic treatise by Turgot advocating the free trade of grain and criticizing government intervention in grain markets.
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D.
On the Tax in Kind
"On the Tax in Kind" was a key 1921 Bolshevik policy document that replaced grain requisitioning with a tax in kind, marking the start of the New Economic Policy in Soviet Russia.
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E.
Farmer’s Law
Farmer’s Law is a Byzantine legal code that regulated rural life, landholding, and agrarian disputes among peasant communities in the Byzantine Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman law
ⓘ
grain distribution law ⓘ social reform measure ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
expand the grain dole
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provide subsidized grain to Roman citizens ⓘ strengthen popular support for Gaius Gracchus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman populares
ⓘ
Roman social reforms ⓘ |
| beneficiaries | Roman citizens ⓘ |
| category |
Roman Republican legislation
ⓘ
ancient economic policy ⓘ |
| concerns |
public grain purchases
ⓘ
subsidized sale of grain ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| effect |
increased state involvement in grain supply
ⓘ
reduced grain prices for citizens ⓘ strengthened popular support for Gaius Gracchus ⓘ
linked to:
Gracchan reforms
|
| expanded | earlier grain dole ⓘ |
| goal |
secure urban plebeian support
ⓘ
stabilize grain supply in Rome ⓘ |
| hasLatinName |
lex frumentaria
ⓘ
linked to:
grain law (lex frumentaria)
|
| historicalContext | conflict between populares and optimates ⓘ |
| implementedIn |
city of Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Rome
|
| introducedBy | Gaius Gracchus ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law ⓘ |
| location | Rome ⓘ |
| partOf | reforms of Gaius Gracchus ⓘ |
| policyType |
subsidy policy
ⓘ
welfare measure ⓘ |
| politicalFunction | tool for mass political support ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Roman welfare system
ⓘ
annona (grain supply system) ⓘ grain dole ⓘ |
| subject |
food supply
ⓘ
grain distribution ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Gaius Gracchus ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: grain law (lex frumentaria) Description of subject: The grain law (lex frumentaria) was a Roman reform measure that provided subsidized grain to citizens, significantly expanding the earlier grain dole and strengthening popular support for Gaius Gracchus.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: grain law (lex frumentaria)