Triple

T15361902
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Companion cavalry E367307 entity
Predicate subunitOf P28620 FINISHED
Object Macedonian Companion Corps
The Macedonian Companion Corps was an elite heavy cavalry formation of the ancient Macedonian army, renowned for its decisive shock charges and close association with Alexander the Great.
E1153694 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: Macedonian Companion Corps | Statement: [Companion cavalry, subunitOf, Macedonian Companion Corps]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macedonian Companion Corps
Context triple: [Companion cavalry, subunitOf, Macedonian Companion Corps]
  • A. Hypaspists
    Hypaspists were elite infantry soldiers of the ancient Macedonian army, serving as highly trained royal guards and flexible shock troops alongside the phalanx.
  • B. Macedonian army
    The Macedonian army was the formidable military force led by Alexander the Great that conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece through Persia to parts of India in the 4th century BCE.
  • C. Spartan army
    The Spartan army was the highly disciplined and professional land force of ancient Sparta, renowned for its rigorous training, strict military culture, and effectiveness in hoplite warfare.
  • D. Pontic army
    The Pontic army was the military force of the Kingdom of Pontus, renowned in antiquity for its large, diverse contingents and its role in challenging Roman power during the Mithridatic Wars.
  • E. Theban Sacred Band
    The Theban Sacred Band was an elite ancient Greek military unit of 300 hoplite soldiers, famed for its battlefield effectiveness and composed of pairs of male lovers whose bonds were believed to strengthen their courage and cohesion in combat.
  • 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: Macedonian Companion Corps
Triple: [Companion cavalry, subunitOf, Macedonian Companion Corps]
Generated description
The Macedonian Companion Corps was an elite heavy cavalry formation of the ancient Macedonian army, renowned for its decisive shock charges and close association with Alexander the Great.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Macedonian Companion Corps
Target entity description: The Macedonian Companion Corps was an elite heavy cavalry formation of the ancient Macedonian army, renowned for its decisive shock charges and close association with Alexander the Great.
  • A. Hypaspists
    Hypaspists were elite infantry soldiers of the ancient Macedonian army, serving as highly trained royal guards and flexible shock troops alongside the phalanx.
  • B. Macedonian army
    The Macedonian army was the formidable military force led by Alexander the Great that conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece through Persia to parts of India in the 4th century BCE.
  • C. Spartan army
    The Spartan army was the highly disciplined and professional land force of ancient Sparta, renowned for its rigorous training, strict military culture, and effectiveness in hoplite warfare.
  • D. Pontic army
    The Pontic army was the military force of the Kingdom of Pontus, renowned in antiquity for its large, diverse contingents and its role in challenging Roman power during the Mithridatic Wars.
  • E. Theban Sacred Band
    The Theban Sacred Band was an elite ancient Greek military unit of 300 hoplite soldiers, famed for its battlefield effectiveness and composed of pairs of male lovers whose bonds were believed to strengthen their courage and cohesion in combat.
  • 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_69d85a1483788190ad93c2748e8af34b completed April 10, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e03e479f188190bbbc3dcd73853e02 completed April 16, 2026, 1:41 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ff0b4a181c8190bffc1ac1a86e215d completed May 9, 2026, 10:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ff0f82441c81909a8ae13817fd3e96 completed May 9, 2026, 10:42 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ff0fd586708190a54b33efd27d84b2 completed May 9, 2026, 10:43 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:18 a.m.