Triple
T6466530
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Byzantine theme of Syria |
E142245
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Byzantine province of Syria Secunda
The Byzantine province of Syria Secunda was an administrative region of the Eastern Roman Empire in northern Syria, centered on cities such as Apamea, before later being reorganized into the Byzantine theme system.
|
E593638
|
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: Byzantine province of Syria Secunda | Statement: [Byzantine theme of Syria, predecessor, Byzantine province of Syria Secunda]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Byzantine province of Syria Secunda Context triple: [Byzantine theme of Syria, predecessor, Byzantine province of Syria Secunda]
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A.
Byzantine theme of Syria
The Byzantine theme of Syria was a major military-administrative province of the Byzantine Empire centered on Antioch, serving as a key frontier region against Arab powers in the Middle Ages.
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B.
Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima
The Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima was an administrative region of the Eastern Roman Empire in the Levant, centered on major cities such as Caesarea Maritima and Jerusalem during Late Antiquity.
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C.
Roman province of Cilicia
The Roman province of Cilicia was a southeastern Anatolian coastal region of the Roman Empire, centered around Tarsus, that served as a key strategic and commercial crossroads between Asia Minor, Syria, and the eastern Mediterranean.
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D.
Eastern Roman provinces
The Eastern Roman provinces were the eastern administrative regions of the Roman Empire, encompassing wealthy and strategically vital territories such as Greece, Asia Minor, Syria, and Egypt.
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E.
Roman Syria
Roman Syria was a key eastern province of the Roman Empire, encompassing major cities like Antioch and serving as an important political, military, and cultural center in the Near East.
- 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: Byzantine province of Syria Secunda Triple: [Byzantine theme of Syria, predecessor, Byzantine province of Syria Secunda]
Generated description
The Byzantine province of Syria Secunda was an administrative region of the Eastern Roman Empire in northern Syria, centered on cities such as Apamea, before later being reorganized into the Byzantine theme system.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Byzantine province of Syria Secunda Target entity description: The Byzantine province of Syria Secunda was an administrative region of the Eastern Roman Empire in northern Syria, centered on cities such as Apamea, before later being reorganized into the Byzantine theme system.
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A.
Byzantine theme of Syria
The Byzantine theme of Syria was a major military-administrative province of the Byzantine Empire centered on Antioch, serving as a key frontier region against Arab powers in the Middle Ages.
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B.
Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima
The Byzantine province of Palaestina Prima was an administrative region of the Eastern Roman Empire in the Levant, centered on major cities such as Caesarea Maritima and Jerusalem during Late Antiquity.
-
C.
Roman province of Cilicia
The Roman province of Cilicia was a southeastern Anatolian coastal region of the Roman Empire, centered around Tarsus, that served as a key strategic and commercial crossroads between Asia Minor, Syria, and the eastern Mediterranean.
-
D.
Eastern Roman provinces
The Eastern Roman provinces were the eastern administrative regions of the Roman Empire, encompassing wealthy and strategically vital territories such as Greece, Asia Minor, Syria, and Egypt.
-
E.
Roman Syria
Roman Syria was a key eastern province of the Roman Empire, encompassing major cities like Antioch and serving as an important political, military, and cultural center in the Near East.
- 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_69c008d3bf4c8190bcf798c5ba9d6fb3 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c06a1159ec81909bbfa9a9d6fa1616 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 10:15 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c64bea685c8190ad647a61b6e969e5 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:20 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c64d5f8dcc81908dc15e75acac8d16 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c64dcfe90c819080dfc48240068d37 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:28 a.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:49 p.m.