Triple
T2594811
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Theodosius I |
E58202
|
entity |
| Predicate | father |
P120
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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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.