Triple

T1973499

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Column of Phocas	`E42852`	entity
Predicate	dedicatedBy	`P500`	FINISHED
Object	Exarch Smaragdus of Ravenna Exarch Smaragdus of Ravenna was a Byzantine official who governed Italy from Ravenna in the early 7th century, known for his role as imperial representative in the West and for commissioning monuments in honor of the emperor in Rome.	`E222513`	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: Exarch Smaragdus of Ravenna | Statement: [Column of Phocas, dedicatedBy, Exarch Smaragdus of Ravenna]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Exarch Smaragdus of Ravenna
Context triple: [Column of Phocas, dedicatedBy, Exarch Smaragdus of Ravenna]

A. Eutychius of Constantinople
Eutychius of Constantinople was a 6th-century Patriarch of Constantinople and influential theologian who played a key role in shaping Eastern Christian doctrine during the reign of Emperor Justinian I.
B. Nectarius of Constantinople
Nectarius of Constantinople was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople and influential early church leader who played a key role in shaping orthodox Christian doctrine.
C. Rufinus of Aquileia
Rufinus of Aquileia was a 4th–5th century Christian theologian, translator, and historian best known for his Latin translations of Greek theological works and his influential writings on early monasticism and church history.
D. Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his role in shaping early Christian doctrine, especially the development of Trinitarian theology and monasticism in the Eastern Church.
E. Tarasios of Constantinople
Tarasios of Constantinople was an 8th-century Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople known for his key role in restoring the veneration of icons in the Byzantine Empire.
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: Exarch Smaragdus of Ravenna
Triple: [Column of Phocas, dedicatedBy, Exarch Smaragdus of Ravenna]

Generated description

Exarch Smaragdus of Ravenna was a Byzantine official who governed Italy from Ravenna in the early 7th century, known for his role as imperial representative in the West and for commissioning monuments in honor of the emperor in Rome.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Exarch Smaragdus of Ravenna
Target entity description: Exarch Smaragdus of Ravenna was a Byzantine official who governed Italy from Ravenna in the early 7th century, known for his role as imperial representative in the West and for commissioning monuments in honor of the emperor in Rome.

A. Eutychius of Constantinople
Eutychius of Constantinople was a 6th-century Patriarch of Constantinople and influential theologian who played a key role in shaping Eastern Christian doctrine during the reign of Emperor Justinian I.
B. Nectarius of Constantinople
Nectarius of Constantinople was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople and influential early church leader who played a key role in shaping orthodox Christian doctrine.
C. Rufinus of Aquileia
Rufinus of Aquileia was a 4th–5th century Christian theologian, translator, and historian best known for his Latin translations of Greek theological works and his influential writings on early monasticism and church history.
D. Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea was a 4th-century Christian bishop and theologian renowned for his role in shaping early Christian doctrine, especially the development of Trinitarian theology and monasticism in the Eastern Church.
E. Tarasios of Constantinople
Tarasios of Constantinople was an 8th-century Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople known for his key role in restoring the veneration of icons in the Byzantine Empire.
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_69a8871289048190b00b0d7744b7b2b1`	completed	March 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69abb3f477988190b0165fc46b1cccfd`	completed	March 7, 2026, 5:13 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69ae03256a6c81909885fc3618c9c009`	completed	March 8, 2026, 11:15 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69ae04128e048190a6a36e528586445a`	completed	March 8, 2026, 11:19 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69ae049b7b1c81908bae4acd269ce36e`	completed	March 8, 2026, 11:22 p.m.

Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:36 p.m.