Triple
T14888988
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus |
E359703
|
entity |
| Predicate | regionOfActivity |
P82
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Bithynia and Pontus |
E64174
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Bithynia and Pontus | Statement: [Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, regionOfActivity, Bithynia and Pontus]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bithynia and Pontus Context triple: [Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus, regionOfActivity, Bithynia and Pontus]
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A.
Bithynia
chosen
Bithynia was an ancient region in the northwest of Asia Minor, along the coast of the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara, known for its Hellenistic kingdoms and later status as a Roman province.
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B.
Paphlagonia
Paphlagonia was an ancient region on the northern coast of Asia Minor, along the Black Sea, known for its rugged terrain and strategic location between Bithynia and Pontus.
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C.
Scythia Minor
Scythia Minor was an ancient region on the western Black Sea coast, roughly corresponding to modern-day Dobruja in Romania and Bulgaria, known for its mix of Greek, Roman, and later Byzantine influences.
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D.
Phrygia
Phrygia was an ancient region in west-central Anatolia, known for its distinctive culture, legendary King Midas, and role as a crossroads of early Anatolian and Greek civilizations.
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E.
Thrace
Thrace is a historical and geographical region in Southeast Europe, now divided among Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey, known for its strategic location between the Balkans and the Aegean and Black Seas.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d827980cbc8190a0c569ae3940a1d9 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ded5f6cf5c8190b6b28f58fafe5d59 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69feb7d554808190a0a87d9f5e225d31 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 4:28 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:09 a.m.