Triple
T10370494
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Velleius Paterculus |
E244369
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entity |
| Predicate | praetorshipColleague |
P93624
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Gaius Caecilius Rufus
Gaius Caecilius Rufus was a Roman senator and magistrate who served alongside the historian Velleius Paterculus during his praetorship in the early 1st century AD.
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E882353
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Gaius Caecilius Rufus | Statement: [Velleius Paterculus, praetorshipColleague, Gaius Caecilius Rufus]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gaius Caecilius Rufus Context triple: [Velleius Paterculus, praetorshipColleague, Gaius Caecilius Rufus]
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A.
Gaius Caecilius
Gaius Caecilius, better known as Pliny the Younger, was a Roman lawyer, author, and magistrate whose letters provide a key eyewitness account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and valuable insight into Roman imperial society.
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B.
Publius Sulpicius Rufus
Publius Sulpicius Rufus was a prominent Roman orator and politician of the late Republic, known for his eloquence and his role as tribune of the plebs during the turbulent years preceding Sulla’s dictatorship.
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C.
Gaius Aurelius Cotta
Gaius Aurelius Cotta was a Roman statesman and consul of the 3rd century BC, noted for his role in Roman politics and military affairs.
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D.
Octavii Rufi
The Octavii Rufi were a prominent branch of the plebeian Roman gens Octavia, known for producing influential politicians during the late Roman Republic.
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E.
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura was a Roman senator and conspirator best known as one of the leading figures in the Catilinarian conspiracy against the late Roman Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Gaius Caecilius Rufus Triple: [Velleius Paterculus, praetorshipColleague, Gaius Caecilius Rufus]
Generated description
Gaius Caecilius Rufus was a Roman senator and magistrate who served alongside the historian Velleius Paterculus during his praetorship in the early 1st century AD.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gaius Caecilius Rufus Target entity description: Gaius Caecilius Rufus was a Roman senator and magistrate who served alongside the historian Velleius Paterculus during his praetorship in the early 1st century AD.
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A.
Gaius Caecilius
Gaius Caecilius, better known as Pliny the Younger, was a Roman lawyer, author, and magistrate whose letters provide a key eyewitness account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and valuable insight into Roman imperial society.
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B.
Publius Sulpicius Rufus
Publius Sulpicius Rufus was a prominent Roman orator and politician of the late Republic, known for his eloquence and his role as tribune of the plebs during the turbulent years preceding Sulla’s dictatorship.
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C.
Gaius Aurelius Cotta
Gaius Aurelius Cotta was a Roman statesman and consul of the 3rd century BC, noted for his role in Roman politics and military affairs.
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D.
Octavii Rufi
The Octavii Rufi were a prominent branch of the plebeian Roman gens Octavia, known for producing influential politicians during the late Roman Republic.
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E.
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura was a Roman senator and conspirator best known as one of the leading figures in the Catilinarian conspiracy against the late Roman Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: praetorshipColleague Context triple: [Velleius Paterculus, praetorshipColleague, Gaius Caecilius Rufus]
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A.
imperialColleague
Indicates a professional peer or coworker relationship between individuals within an imperial or empire-related context.
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B.
praetorianPrefect
Indicates a relationship where a person holds or is associated with the office or role of praetorian prefect.
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C.
numberForPraetor
Indicates that an entity is assigned or associated with a specific numerical designation in the context of a praetor.
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D.
predecessorAsCaesarOfTheEast
Indicates that one entity previously held the position of Caesar of the East immediately before the other entity in an official succession.
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E.
RomanRepresentative
Indicates that one entity serves as an official representative or agent of the Roman state, authority, or interests in relation to another entity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d381b3e328819094b23b8edcd29b5a |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d4e9737cfc81909d6302bd4177d186 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 11:24 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69dbd93b506c8190bbff63903770355a |
completed | April 12, 2026, 5:41 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69dcad07b51081908fd66ee9ff7341f6 |
completed | April 13, 2026, 8:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69dd4386e3308190bb8503ce75fa628f |
completed | April 13, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69d4dface5508190a7b42f01ad0a19a2 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 10:42 a.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69d4e944fac4819093b0312aa0efd729 |
completed | April 7, 2026, 11:23 a.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 12:01 p.m.