Triple
T3626269
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Gaugamela |
E76845
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableUnit |
P304
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FINISHED |
| Object | Macedonian phalanx |
E366114
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Macedonian phalanx | Statement: [Battle of Gaugamela, notableUnit, Macedonian phalanx]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macedonian phalanx Context triple: [Battle of Gaugamela, notableUnit, Macedonian phalanx]
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A.
Macedonian phalanx
chosen
The Macedonian phalanx was a revolutionary Hellenistic infantry formation of tightly packed pikemen wielding long sarissas, which enabled Macedon’s dominance under Philip II and Alexander the Great.
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B.
Spartan army
The Spartan army was the highly disciplined and professional land force of ancient Sparta, renowned for its rigorous training, strict military culture, and effectiveness in hoplite warfare.
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C.
Athenian cavalry
The Athenian cavalry was the mounted military force of ancient Athens, used primarily for reconnaissance, skirmishing, and supporting the city-state’s infantry-dominated armies.
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D.
Plataean army
The Plataean army was the small but crucial Greek city-state force that fought alongside Athens to help defeat the Persians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
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E.
Theban Sacred Band
The Theban Sacred Band was an elite ancient Greek military unit of 300 hoplite soldiers, famed for its battlefield effectiveness and composed of pairs of male lovers whose bonds were believed to strengthen their courage and cohesion in combat.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ad85dc03948190b35b7189e4175bcc |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adc2dc011c8190a6596f4b483fb078 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 6:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b4332488d88190ac70846388b7ff13 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 3:54 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:23 p.m.