Triple
T432477
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Montesquieu |
E9742
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline
Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline is a historical and political treatise by Montesquieu that analyzes the factors behind the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to draw broader lessons about power, virtue, and corruption in states.
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E54231
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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: Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline | Statement: [Montesquieu, notableWork, Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline Context triple: [Montesquieu, notableWork, Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline]
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A.
Desiderantes meliorem patriam
Desiderantes meliorem patriam is a Latin phrase meaning "They desire a better country," serving as the aspirational motto associated with the Order of Canada.
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B.
Book III: Polybius
Book III: Polybius is a section of Cotton Mather’s historical work *Magnalia Christi Americana* that emulates the style of the ancient historian Polybius to interpret and narrate New England’s colonial history.
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C.
Tractatus Politicus
Tractatus Politicus is a posthumously published political treatise by philosopher Baruch Spinoza that analyzes the nature of political authority and proposes a rational, secular foundation for the state.
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D.
Zosimus' "New History"
Zosimus' "New History" is a late antique Greek historical work that offers a pagan, critical account of the Roman Empire’s decline, including a detailed narrative of the Sack of Rome in 410.
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E.
The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
- 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: Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline Triple: [Montesquieu, notableWork, Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline]
Generated description
Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline is a historical and political treatise by Montesquieu that analyzes the factors behind the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to draw broader lessons about power, virtue, and corruption in states.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline Target entity description: Considerations on the Causes of the Greatness of the Romans and their Decline is a historical and political treatise by Montesquieu that analyzes the factors behind the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to draw broader lessons about power, virtue, and corruption in states.
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A.
Desiderantes meliorem patriam
Desiderantes meliorem patriam is a Latin phrase meaning "They desire a better country," serving as the aspirational motto associated with the Order of Canada.
-
B.
Book III: Polybius
Book III: Polybius is a section of Cotton Mather’s historical work *Magnalia Christi Americana* that emulates the style of the ancient historian Polybius to interpret and narrate New England’s colonial history.
-
C.
Tractatus Politicus
Tractatus Politicus is a posthumously published political treatise by philosopher Baruch Spinoza that analyzes the nature of political authority and proposes a rational, secular foundation for the state.
-
D.
Zosimus' "New History"
Zosimus' "New History" is a late antique Greek historical work that offers a pagan, critical account of the Roman Empire’s decline, including a detailed narrative of the Sack of Rome in 410.
-
E.
The Outline of History
The Outline of History is a sweeping early-20th-century universal history book by H. G. Wells that attempts to narrate the story of humanity from prehistoric times to the modern era.
- 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_69a2e801e1d48190b505d1dd336b52ac |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eef07e748190b05392778f3de980 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a42f6a359081909c27b9e382633aa8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4302e3a7c81909cb717f13b5fe74d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a430c72ff88190ad48e4b2d1f21f43 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:27 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.