Triple
T9956177
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | War between Odoacer and Theodoric |
E195450
|
entity |
| Predicate | opposedBy |
P437
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Eastern Roman Empire (nominally allied with Theodoric)
The Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the eastern Mediterranean, centered on Constantinople and characterized by its Greek-speaking administration, Orthodox Christianity, and enduring imperial institutions.
|
E142755
|
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: Eastern Roman Empire (nominally allied with Theodoric) | Statement: [War between Odoacer and Theodoric, opposedBy, Eastern Roman Empire (nominally allied with Theodoric)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastern Roman Empire (nominally allied with Theodoric) Context triple: [War between Odoacer and Theodoric, opposedBy, Eastern Roman Empire (nominally allied with Theodoric)]
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A.
Ostrogothic Kingdom
The Ostrogothic Kingdom was a Germanic-ruled state that controlled Italy and parts of the western Balkans in the late 5th and early 6th centuries, preserving much of Roman administration and culture under Ostrogothic kings like Theodoric the Great.
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B.
Kingdom of Odoacer
The Kingdom of Odoacer was the Germanic-ruled state established in Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD, marking the traditional end of ancient Rome and the beginning of the early Middle Ages in the West.
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C.
Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna
The Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna was a late antique administrative and military province of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire in Italy, serving as its main stronghold and center of imperial authority in the West from the 6th to the 8th century.
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D.
Bulgarian Empire
The Bulgarian Empire was a powerful medieval state on the Balkan Peninsula that played a major role in Southeast European politics, culture, and warfare between the 7th and 14th centuries.
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E.
Kingdom of the Lombards
The Kingdom of the Lombards was an early medieval Germanic state that ruled much of the Italian Peninsula from the 6th to the 8th century, playing a key role in the political and cultural transition from late antiquity to the Middle Ages in Italy.
- 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: Eastern Roman Empire (nominally allied with Theodoric) Triple: [War between Odoacer and Theodoric, opposedBy, Eastern Roman Empire (nominally allied with Theodoric)]
Generated description
The Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the eastern Mediterranean, centered on Constantinople and characterized by its Greek-speaking administration, Orthodox Christianity, and enduring imperial institutions.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastern Roman Empire (nominally allied with Theodoric) Target entity description: The Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire in the eastern Mediterranean, centered on Constantinople and characterized by its Greek-speaking administration, Orthodox Christianity, and enduring imperial institutions.
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A.
Ostrogothic Kingdom
The Ostrogothic Kingdom was a Germanic-ruled state that controlled Italy and parts of the western Balkans in the late 5th and early 6th centuries, preserving much of Roman administration and culture under Ostrogothic kings like Theodoric the Great.
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B.
Kingdom of Odoacer
The Kingdom of Odoacer was the Germanic-ruled state established in Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD, marking the traditional end of ancient Rome and the beginning of the early Middle Ages in the West.
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C.
Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna
chosen
The Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna was a late antique administrative and military province of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire in Italy, serving as its main stronghold and center of imperial authority in the West from the 6th to the 8th century.
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D.
Bulgarian Empire
The Bulgarian Empire was a powerful medieval state on the Balkan Peninsula that played a major role in Southeast European politics, culture, and warfare between the 7th and 14th centuries.
-
E.
Kingdom of the Lombards
The Kingdom of the Lombards was an early medieval Germanic state that ruled much of the Italian Peninsula from the 6th to the 8th century, playing a key role in the political and cultural transition from late antiquity to the Middle Ages in Italy.
- F. None of above.
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_69ca82eaaa008190a54fa1a9f954b9ad |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdb6976b50819097a0ae347354e92c |
completed | April 2, 2026, 12:21 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d23d71342081908084c27790ef4fcc |
completed | April 5, 2026, 10:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d23fb02c6081909f2c99ca21c90822 |
completed | April 5, 2026, 10:55 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d24047ae4081909678ca9cf6cfbfff |
completed | April 5, 2026, 10:58 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:46 p.m.