Law of majestas

Laws operating during republican and Imperial Rome dealing with crimes against the Roman people, state or Emperor
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Law of majestas

Summary

Law of majestas is a statute[1]. It draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (statute category, ranking #63 of 431).[2]

Key Facts

  • Law of majestas is in the country of Roman Republic[3].
  • Law of majestas is in the country of Roman Empire[4].
  • Law of majestas's instance of is recorded as statute[5].
  • Law of majestas's part of is recorded as Roman law[6].
  • Law of majestas's part of is recorded as criminal law[7].
  • Law of majestas's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05c4fk[8].
  • Law of majestas's main subject is recorded as political repression[9].
  • Law of majestas's main subject is recorded as political crime[10].
  • Law of majestas's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Roman Republic[11].
  • Law of majestas's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Roman Empire[12].

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Geography

Country listings include Roman Republic[3], a historical period[13], founded in -0509[14] and Roman Empire[4], an empire[15]. Part of include Roman law[6], a field of study[16] and criminal law[7], an area of law[17].

Designation and Status

Law of majestas's instance of is recorded as statute[5].

Why It Matters

Law of majestas draws 63 Wikipedia views per month (statute category, ranking #63 of 431).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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