Triple
T9075034
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Thapsus |
E217462
|
entity |
| Predicate | precededBy |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Battle of Pharsalus |
E74225
|
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: Battle of Pharsalus | Statement: [Battle of Thapsus, precededBy, Battle of Pharsalus]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Pharsalus Context triple: [Battle of Thapsus, precededBy, Battle of Pharsalus]
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A.
Pharsalus
chosen
Pharsalus is an ancient city in central Greece best known as the site near which Julius Caesar decisively defeated Pompey in 48 BCE during the Roman civil war.
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B.
Battle of Thapsus
The Battle of Thapsus was a decisive 46 BC engagement in North Africa in which Julius Caesar crushed the remaining Optimates forces, paving the way for his uncontested dominance over the Roman Republic.
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C.
Battle of Chaeronea
The Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) was a decisive clash in which Philip II of Macedon, aided by his son Alexander the Great, defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes, paving the way for Macedonian dominance over Greece.
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D.
Battle of Acerrae
The Battle of Acerrae was a significant engagement during the Social (Marsic) War in which Roman forces clashed with Italian allies seeking citizenship and independence from Rome.
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E.
Battle of Pollentia
The Battle of Pollentia was a pivotal 402 AD clash in northern Italy where Roman forces under Stilicho confronted Alaric’s Visigoths, temporarily halting their advance into the Western Roman Empire.
- 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_69ca83d6c14c8190bc056d927f00a2a2 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc95c4026c8190b553aedb9f4beabb |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d10776e8e88190a4433e42a3b55f38 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:43 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:12 p.m.