Triple
T1042908
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Roman fasces |
E22507
|
entity |
| Predicate | usedBy |
P260
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
lictors
Lictors were Roman officials who served as bodyguards and attendants to magistrates, symbolically carrying the fasces to represent their authority and power.
|
E120543
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: lictors | Statement: [Roman fasces, usedBy, lictors]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: lictors Context triple: [Roman fasces, usedBy, lictors]
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A.
Maccus
Maccus is an Old Norse–derived given name that served as the historical root for the later surname and given name Maxwell.
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B.
Vandals
The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that established a kingdom in North Africa and became notorious for their 455 sack of Rome, a key event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
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C.
Zealots
The Zealots were a radical Jewish political and religious movement in the late Second Temple period that advocated armed resistance against Roman rule in Judea.
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D.
Riffians
Riffians are an Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group indigenous to Morocco’s Rif Mountains, known for their distinct Tamazight dialect and strong regional identity.
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E.
Les Drus
Les Drus is a striking, needle-like granite peak in the French Alps, renowned among mountaineers for its steep faces and challenging climbing routes.
- 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: lictors Triple: [Roman fasces, usedBy, lictors]
Generated description
Lictors were Roman officials who served as bodyguards and attendants to magistrates, symbolically carrying the fasces to represent their authority and power.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: lictors Target entity description: Lictors were Roman officials who served as bodyguards and attendants to magistrates, symbolically carrying the fasces to represent their authority and power.
-
A.
Maccus
Maccus is an Old Norse–derived given name that served as the historical root for the later surname and given name Maxwell.
-
B.
Vandals
The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that established a kingdom in North Africa and became notorious for their 455 sack of Rome, a key event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire.
-
C.
Zealots
The Zealots were a radical Jewish political and religious movement in the late Second Temple period that advocated armed resistance against Roman rule in Judea.
-
D.
Riffians
Riffians are an Amazigh (Berber) ethnic group indigenous to Morocco’s Rif Mountains, known for their distinct Tamazight dialect and strong regional identity.
-
E.
Les Drus
Les Drus is a striking, needle-like granite peak in the French Alps, renowned among mountaineers for its steep faces and challenging climbing routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69a493d91478819094cc01fb65564bc1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b845fa8c8190a7b69629883b62e2 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:05 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac3bc768948190b1cda4eea93fe4b6 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:52 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac3c42c2c081909ccadbf944d3aa6c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac3cbd43848190854add440753fdad |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.