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Roman law

legal system of ancient Rome and later the Roman and Byzantine Empire
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Summary

Roman law is a field of study[1]. It draws 5,393 Wikipedia views per month (field of study category, ranking #39 of 379).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: area of law[3]
  • Subclass of: law[4]
  • Commons category: Roman law[5]
  • Has part(s): legal person in Roman law[6], infamia[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Roman law[8]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[14], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Pauly–Wissowa[17]
  • Studied by: Q99976367[18]

Why It Matters

Roman law has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

law

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 20PqTz
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  2. 15w ago · Tolanor · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947) +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa"
  3. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0000116-rimske-pravo
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  4. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947) +7
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 7191, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  5. 22w ago · Tolanor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Studied by → Q99976367
    Topic's main category → Category:Roman law
    Aliases → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|5 */ Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa"
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