Triple
T1715879
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Virgil |
E37288
|
entity |
| Predicate | patron |
P2320
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Maecenas
Maecenas was a prominent Roman statesman and influential patron of the arts, best known for supporting poets such as Virgil and Horace during the reign of Augustus.
|
E204127
|
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: Maecenas | Statement: [Virgil, patron, Maecenas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maecenas Context triple: [Virgil, patron, Maecenas]
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A.
Horace
Horace is a masculine given name of Latin origin, historically associated with figures such as the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus and later borne by notable individuals like the English writer and politician Horace Walpole.
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B.
Gaius Terentius Varro
Gaius Terentius Varro was a Roman consul and military commander best known for co-leading the Roman forces that suffered a devastating defeat to Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae during the Second Punic War.
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C.
Quintus Poppaedius Silo
Quintus Poppaedius Silo was a leading Marsic noble and military commander who became one of the principal leaders of the Italian allies against Rome during the Social War.
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D.
Marcus Atius Balbus
Marcus Atius Balbus was a Roman senator and aristocrat of the late Republic, best known as the maternal grandfather of the future emperor Augustus.
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E.
Seneca the Younger
Seneca the Younger was a prominent Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and playwright who served as advisor to Emperor Nero and authored influential works on ethics and practical wisdom.
- 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: Maecenas Triple: [Virgil, patron, Maecenas]
Generated description
Maecenas was a prominent Roman statesman and influential patron of the arts, best known for supporting poets such as Virgil and Horace during the reign of Augustus.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maecenas Target entity description: Maecenas was a prominent Roman statesman and influential patron of the arts, best known for supporting poets such as Virgil and Horace during the reign of Augustus.
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A.
Horace
Horace is a masculine given name of Latin origin, historically associated with figures such as the Roman poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus and later borne by notable individuals like the English writer and politician Horace Walpole.
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B.
Gaius Terentius Varro
Gaius Terentius Varro was a Roman consul and military commander best known for co-leading the Roman forces that suffered a devastating defeat to Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae during the Second Punic War.
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C.
Quintus Poppaedius Silo
Quintus Poppaedius Silo was a leading Marsic noble and military commander who became one of the principal leaders of the Italian allies against Rome during the Social War.
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D.
Marcus Atius Balbus
Marcus Atius Balbus was a Roman senator and aristocrat of the late Republic, best known as the maternal grandfather of the future emperor Augustus.
-
E.
Seneca the Younger
Seneca the Younger was a prominent Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and playwright who served as advisor to Emperor Nero and authored influential works on ethics and practical wisdom.
- 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_69a8861912dc8190931af43b4b9158a7 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa6334cd20819086aed7b8adcba4d9 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:16 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69adbf46f51c8190bae3e47c97054188 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:26 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69adc1942da4819081fdcb4cc4b5f9f2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69adc225e1ec8190adbc075f44b82419 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:38 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.