Triple

T18775406
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Hellenistic astrology E459120 entity
Predicate hasNotablePractitioner P26156 FINISHED
Object Firmicus Maternus NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Firmicus Maternus | Statement: [Hellenistic astrology, hasNotablePractitioner, Firmicus Maternus]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Firmicus Maternus
Context triple: [Hellenistic astrology, hasNotablePractitioner, Firmicus Maternus]
  • A. Numenius of Apamea
    Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
  • B. Celsus
    Celsus was a Roman encyclopedist and medical writer best known for his influential treatise "De Medicina," one of the most important surviving sources on ancient Roman medical knowledge and practice.
  • C. Possidius of Calama
    Possidius of Calama was a 5th-century North African bishop, close friend and biographer of Saint Augustine, known for his work "Vita Augustini" and his defense of Augustine’s teachings.
  • D. Gregory Thaumaturgus
    Gregory Thaumaturgus was a 3rd-century Christian bishop and theologian, renowned for his missionary work in Neocaesarea and his reputation for performing miracles.
  • E. Lactantius
    Lactantius was an early 4th-century Christian author and apologist, best known for his work "Divine Institutes" and for serving as an advisor and tutor in the court of Emperor Constantine.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Firmicus Maternus
Target entity description: Firmicus Maternus was a 4th-century Roman astrologer and writer best known for his extensive astrological treatise "Matheseos Libri VIII," a major source on late antique astrology.
  • A. Numenius of Apamea
    Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
  • B. Celsus
    Celsus was a Roman encyclopedist and medical writer best known for his influential treatise "De Medicina," one of the most important surviving sources on ancient Roman medical knowledge and practice.
  • C. Possidius of Calama
    Possidius of Calama was a 5th-century North African bishop, close friend and biographer of Saint Augustine, known for his work "Vita Augustini" and his defense of Augustine’s teachings.
  • D. Gregory Thaumaturgus
    Gregory Thaumaturgus was a 3rd-century Christian bishop and theologian, renowned for his missionary work in Neocaesarea and his reputation for performing miracles.
  • E. Lactantius
    Lactantius was an early 4th-century Christian author and apologist, best known for his work "Divine Institutes" and for serving as an advisor and tutor in the court of Emperor Constantine.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69d8d395dba0819087568404508590cb completed April 10, 2026, 10:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e5933ad4288190b17e5fad57d8417d completed April 20, 2026, 2:45 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 11:52 a.m.