Triple
T9669115
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Book 8 (The City of God) |
E233980
|
entity |
| Predicate | philosopherDiscussed |
P53153
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Varro |
E437921
|
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: Varro | Statement: [Book 8 (The City of God), philosopherDiscussed, Varro]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Varro Context triple: [Book 8 (The City of God), philosopherDiscussed, Varro]
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A.
Varro
chosen
Varro was a prominent Roman scholar and writer whose works on religion, language, and antiquities profoundly influenced later understanding of Roman culture and theology.
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B.
Gaius Terentius Varro
Gaius Terentius Varro was a Roman consul and military commander best known for co-leading the Roman forces that suffered a devastating defeat to Hannibal at the Battle of Cannae during the Second Punic War.
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C.
Caecilius
Caecilius is the family name of a prominent ancient Roman gens that included influential politicians and military leaders such as Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus.
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D.
Terentius
Terentius is an ancient Roman family name (nomen) that gave rise to the later surname Terence.
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E.
Manius Manilius
Manius Manilius was a Roman general and consul who led Roman forces during the early stages of the Third Punic War, including the siege of Carthage.
- 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_69ca848f55e48190b3f67252571c3d45 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd9c3d5b3481908c8c66a3528875aa |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:29 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d18a247ca48190910624dfbf0b491d |
completed | April 4, 2026, 10:01 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:15 p.m.