Triple

T2594811
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Theodosius I E58202 entity
Predicate father P120 FINISHED
Object Theodosius the Elder
Theodosius the Elder was a distinguished Roman general of the late 4th century who served under emperors such as Valentinian I and helped secure the empire’s western frontiers.
E298794 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: Theodosius the Elder | Statement: [Theodosius I, father, Theodosius the Elder]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodosius the Elder
Context triple: [Theodosius I, father, Theodosius the Elder]
  • A. Theodosius
    Theodosius is a masculine given name most notably borne by influential historical and scientific figures, including the pioneering geneticist and evolutionary biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky.
  • B. Valentinian I
    Valentinian I was a 4th-century Roman emperor (reigned 364–375 AD) known for strengthening the empire’s frontiers and defending the Western Roman Empire against Germanic invasions.
  • C. Theodosius I
    Theodosius I was a late 4th-century Roman emperor who made Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire and played a key role in shaping its religious and political landscape.
  • D. Arcadius
    Arcadius was a late 4th- and early 5th-century Roman emperor who ruled the Eastern Roman Empire and was the elder son of Theodosius I.
  • E. Emperor Marcian
    Emperor Marcian was a 5th-century Byzantine ruler known for stabilizing the Eastern Roman Empire and shaping Christian doctrine through his support of the Council of Chalcedon.
  • 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: Theodosius the Elder
Triple: [Theodosius I, father, Theodosius the Elder]
Generated description
Theodosius the Elder was a distinguished Roman general of the late 4th century who served under emperors such as Valentinian I and helped secure the empire’s western frontiers.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theodosius the Elder
Target entity description: Theodosius the Elder was a distinguished Roman general of the late 4th century who served under emperors such as Valentinian I and helped secure the empire’s western frontiers.
  • A. Theodosius
    Theodosius is a masculine given name most notably borne by influential historical and scientific figures, including the pioneering geneticist and evolutionary biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky.
  • B. Valentinian I
    Valentinian I was a 4th-century Roman emperor (reigned 364–375 AD) known for strengthening the empire’s frontiers and defending the Western Roman Empire against Germanic invasions.
  • C. Theodosius I
    Theodosius I was a late 4th-century Roman emperor who made Nicene Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire and played a key role in shaping its religious and political landscape.
  • D. Arcadius
    Arcadius was a late 4th- and early 5th-century Roman emperor who ruled the Eastern Roman Empire and was the elder son of Theodosius I.
  • E. Emperor Marcian
    Emperor Marcian was a 5th-century Byzantine ruler known for stabilizing the Eastern Roman Empire and shaping Christian doctrine through his support of the Council of Chalcedon.
  • 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_69ab4ac14040819098b13f4a27d5c8ff completed March 6, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abd427f58c8190af1c1a9724158c96 completed March 7, 2026, 7:30 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69afc6316e848190a843f9fd5b152e9f completed March 10, 2026, 7:20 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69afc6b723f48190b93df0dc2de6c839 completed March 10, 2026, 7:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69afc750fee08190bf3c112f6f204af4 completed March 10, 2026, 7:25 a.m.
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:49 p.m.