Triple
T9311343
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Ammianus Marcellinus |
E224012
|
entity |
| Predicate | workSurvivingBooks |
P32273
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Books 14–31 of Res Gestae
Books 14–31 of Res Gestae are the surviving portion of Ammianus Marcellinus’s late Roman historical narrative, covering the mid-fourth-century Roman Empire and serving as a key source for that period.
|
E792054
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Books 14–31 of Res Gestae | Statement: [Ammianus Marcellinus, workSurvivingBooks, Books 14–31 of Res Gestae]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Books 14–31 of Res Gestae Context triple: [Ammianus Marcellinus, workSurvivingBooks, Books 14–31 of Res Gestae]
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A.
De officio praefecti praetorio
De officio praefecti praetorio is a legal treatise by the Roman jurist Ulpian outlining the duties and powers of the praetorian prefect in the Roman Empire.
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B.
Historia Augusta
The Historia Augusta is a late Roman collection of imperial biographies, notable for its mix of historical fact and fictionalized material about emperors and usurpers.
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C.
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
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D.
Life of Galba
Life of Galba is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, focusing on the character and reign of the Roman emperor Galba.
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E.
Life of Otho
Life of Otho is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in the Parallel Lives, recounting the character and brief reign of the Roman emperor Otho.
- 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: Books 14–31 of Res Gestae Triple: [Ammianus Marcellinus, workSurvivingBooks, Books 14–31 of Res Gestae]
Generated description
Books 14–31 of Res Gestae are the surviving portion of Ammianus Marcellinus’s late Roman historical narrative, covering the mid-fourth-century Roman Empire and serving as a key source for that period.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Books 14–31 of Res Gestae Target entity description: Books 14–31 of Res Gestae are the surviving portion of Ammianus Marcellinus’s late Roman historical narrative, covering the mid-fourth-century Roman Empire and serving as a key source for that period.
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A.
De officio praefecti praetorio
De officio praefecti praetorio is a legal treatise by the Roman jurist Ulpian outlining the duties and powers of the praetorian prefect in the Roman Empire.
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B.
Historia Augusta
The Historia Augusta is a late Roman collection of imperial biographies, notable for its mix of historical fact and fictionalized material about emperors and usurpers.
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C.
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire
Herodian's History of the Roman Empire is a 3rd-century Greek historical work that narrates the Roman Empire’s political and military events from the death of Marcus Aurelius to the accession of Gordian III.
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D.
Life of Galba
Life of Galba is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, focusing on the character and reign of the Roman emperor Galba.
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E.
Life of Otho
Life of Otho is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in the Parallel Lives, recounting the character and brief reign of the Roman emperor Otho.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: workSurvivingBooks Context triple: [Ammianus Marcellinus, workSurvivingBooks, Books 14–31 of Res Gestae]
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A.
booksSurvivingCompletely
Indicates that the books in question have remained fully intact and unchanged, with no parts lost or damaged.
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B.
booksSurvivingRange
chosen
Indicates that the books in question remained extant or available throughout a specified range of time or conditions.
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C.
survivingFrom
Indicates that one entity continues to live, exist, or remain after another related entity has ended, disappeared, or ceased to exist.
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D.
helpsSurvive
Indicates that one entity provides support or advantage that increases another entity’s chances of survival.
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E.
survivingSources
Indicates that there exist remaining or extant sources (e.g., documents, records, artifacts) that attest to or provide evidence about the subject.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69ca8425f4fc81909c1c586e9a5b7530 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd20ad3b20819092562c30e70a528f |
completed | April 1, 2026, 1:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d0c797640c8190be003e321faf3b86 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 8:11 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d0cb9605608190b0c5f7149b2194a9 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 8:28 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d0cd0028048190a94cd7e8971f8940 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 8:34 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cc7a61e9a4819096eb014f3791ef2e |
completed | April 1, 2026, 1:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:37 p.m.