Triple
T1703627
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Via Appia |
E36820
|
entity |
| Predicate | alsoKnownAs |
P39
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Appian Way
The Appian Way is one of ancient Rome’s earliest and most strategically important roads, historically linking the city to southern Italy and famed as the “Queen of Roads.”
|
E194622
|
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: Appian Way | Statement: [Via Appia, alsoKnownAs, Appian Way]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Appian Way Context triple: [Via Appia, alsoKnownAs, Appian Way]
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A.
Via Ostiense
Via Ostiense is a historic road in Rome that connects the city center to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and the ancient port of Ostia.
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B.
Via Salaria
Via Salaria is an ancient Roman road that historically connected Rome to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a major route for the transport of salt and other goods.
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C.
Via Flaminia
Via Flaminia was a major ancient Roman consular road that connected Rome to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a crucial route for military, commercial, and administrative travel in central Italy.
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D.
Via Sacra
Via Sacra was the main ceremonial street of ancient Rome, running through the Roman Forum and used for triumphal processions and public religious events.
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E.
Via Aemilia
Via Aemilia was a major Roman consular road in northern Italy that connected key cities such as Ariminum (Rimini) and Placentia (Piacenza), fostering trade and military movement across the region.
- 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: Appian Way Triple: [Via Appia, alsoKnownAs, Appian Way]
Generated description
The Appian Way is one of ancient Rome’s earliest and most strategically important roads, historically linking the city to southern Italy and famed as the “Queen of Roads.”
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Appian Way Target entity description: The Appian Way is one of ancient Rome’s earliest and most strategically important roads, historically linking the city to southern Italy and famed as the “Queen of Roads.”
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A.
Via Ostiense
Via Ostiense is a historic road in Rome that connects the city center to the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls and the ancient port of Ostia.
-
B.
Via Salaria
Via Salaria is an ancient Roman road that historically connected Rome to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a major route for the transport of salt and other goods.
-
C.
Via Flaminia
Via Flaminia was a major ancient Roman consular road that connected Rome to the Adriatic Sea, serving as a crucial route for military, commercial, and administrative travel in central Italy.
-
D.
Via Sacra
Via Sacra was the main ceremonial street of ancient Rome, running through the Roman Forum and used for triumphal processions and public religious events.
-
E.
Via Aemilia
Via Aemilia was a major Roman consular road in northern Italy that connected key cities such as Ariminum (Rimini) and Placentia (Piacenza), fostering trade and military movement across the region.
- 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_69a88617439c819094ffb5d16a0f6307 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69aa62f25bac8190977d6f3bd79363cb |
completed | March 6, 2026, 5:15 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ad8acf74848190a18e41988647edcd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:42 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ad979b7f2c819094c907bed705db3b |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ad9831a87c819089fc3b590ab7ecb2 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:39 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:30 p.m.