Triple
T1045174
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Niccolò Machiavelli |
E22560
|
entity |
| Predicate | influencedBy |
P9
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Polybius
Polybius was a 2nd-century BCE Greek historian best known for his work "The Histories," which analyzed the rise of the Roman Republic and introduced influential ideas about mixed constitutions and the separation of powers.
|
E120672
|
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: Polybius | Statement: [Niccolò Machiavelli, influencedBy, Polybius]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polybius Context triple: [Niccolò Machiavelli, influencedBy, Polybius]
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A.
Xenophon
Xenophon was an ancient Greek historian, soldier, and student of Socrates, best known for his writings on history, philosophy, and leadership, including the "Anabasis" and "Memorabilia."
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B.
Plutarch
Plutarch was a Greek biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist philosopher best known for his "Parallel Lives" and "Moralia," which profoundly influenced later historiography and literature.
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C.
Posidonius of Apamea
Posidonius of Apamea was a prominent Hellenistic philosopher, polymath, and influential later Stoic thinker whose work bridged Stoicism with contemporary science, history, and geography.
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D.
Thucydides
Thucydides was an ancient Athenian historian and general best known for writing the seminal work "History of the Peloponnesian War," which set a standard for critical, evidence-based historical writing.
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E.
Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome from its legendary origins through the early 3rd century CE.
- 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: Polybius Triple: [Niccolò Machiavelli, influencedBy, Polybius]
Generated description
Polybius was a 2nd-century BCE Greek historian best known for his work "The Histories," which analyzed the rise of the Roman Republic and introduced influential ideas about mixed constitutions and the separation of powers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polybius Target entity description: Polybius was a 2nd-century BCE Greek historian best known for his work "The Histories," which analyzed the rise of the Roman Republic and introduced influential ideas about mixed constitutions and the separation of powers.
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A.
Xenophon
Xenophon was an ancient Greek historian, soldier, and student of Socrates, best known for his writings on history, philosophy, and leadership, including the "Anabasis" and "Memorabilia."
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B.
Plutarch
Plutarch was a Greek biographer, essayist, and Middle Platonist philosopher best known for his "Parallel Lives" and "Moralia," which profoundly influenced later historiography and literature.
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C.
Posidonius of Apamea
Posidonius of Apamea was a prominent Hellenistic philosopher, polymath, and influential later Stoic thinker whose work bridged Stoicism with contemporary science, history, and geography.
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D.
Thucydides
Thucydides was an ancient Athenian historian and general best known for writing the seminal work "History of the Peloponnesian War," which set a standard for critical, evidence-based historical writing.
-
E.
Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio was a Roman statesman and historian best known for his extensive work "Roman History," which chronicles Rome from its legendary origins through the early 3rd century CE.
- 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_69a493d91478819094cc01fb65564bc1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:30 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4b84937688190a5899af2104002df |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac3bc97dec81909b6ad48e3f203923 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:52 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac3c42c2c081909ccadbf944d3aa6c |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:54 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac3cbd43848190854add440753fdad |
completed | March 7, 2026, 2:57 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.