Triple

T20790216
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Plataean siege (431–427 BC) E511752 entity
Predicate precededBy P97 FINISHED
Object Theban night attack on Plataea (431 BC)
The Theban night attack on Plataea (431 BC) was a surprise assault at the outset of the Peloponnesian War, in which a small Theban force attempted and failed to seize the pro-Athenian city of Plataea, triggering a prolonged conflict in the region.
E511752 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: Theban night attack on Plataea (431 BC) | Statement: [Plataean siege (431–427 BC), precededBy, Theban night attack on Plataea (431 BC)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theban night attack on Plataea (431 BC)
Context triple: [Plataean siege (431–427 BC), precededBy, Theban night attack on Plataea (431 BC)]
  • A. Siege of Thebes (335 BCE)
    The Siege of Thebes (335 BCE) was Alexander the Great’s brutal assault and destruction of the rebellious Greek city of Thebes, serving as a decisive demonstration of his power early in his campaigns.
  • B. Spartan invasion of Attica
    The Spartan invasion of Attica was a key early campaign of the Peloponnesian War in which Spartan forces repeatedly ravaged the Athenian countryside, contributing to the overcrowding and conditions that helped trigger the devastating Athenian plague.
  • C. Plataean siege (431–427 BC)
    The Plataean siege (431–427 BC) was a prolonged Spartan and Theban blockade and eventual capture of the Athenian-allied city of Plataea during the early years of the Peloponnesian War.
  • D. Invasion of Attica in 431 BC
    The Invasion of Attica in 431 BC was the first major Spartan-led land offensive against Athenian territory at the outset of the Peloponnesian War, marking the beginning of large-scale hostilities between the two city-states.
  • E. Battle of Sphacteria
    The Battle of Sphacteria was a pivotal engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 425 BC, where Athenian forces captured a contingent of Spartan hoplites on the island of Sphacteria, dealing a major blow to Sparta’s military prestige.
  • 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: Theban night attack on Plataea (431 BC)
Triple: [Plataean siege (431–427 BC), precededBy, Theban night attack on Plataea (431 BC)]
Generated description
The Theban night attack on Plataea (431 BC) was a surprise assault at the outset of the Peloponnesian War, in which a small Theban force attempted and failed to seize the pro-Athenian city of Plataea, triggering a prolonged conflict in the region.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theban night attack on Plataea (431 BC)
Target entity description: The Theban night attack on Plataea (431 BC) was a surprise assault at the outset of the Peloponnesian War, in which a small Theban force attempted and failed to seize the pro-Athenian city of Plataea, triggering a prolonged conflict in the region.
  • A. Siege of Thebes (335 BCE)
    The Siege of Thebes (335 BCE) was Alexander the Great’s brutal assault and destruction of the rebellious Greek city of Thebes, serving as a decisive demonstration of his power early in his campaigns.
  • B. Spartan invasion of Attica
    The Spartan invasion of Attica was a key early campaign of the Peloponnesian War in which Spartan forces repeatedly ravaged the Athenian countryside, contributing to the overcrowding and conditions that helped trigger the devastating Athenian plague.
  • C. Plataean siege (431–427 BC) chosen
    The Plataean siege (431–427 BC) was a prolonged Spartan and Theban blockade and eventual capture of the Athenian-allied city of Plataea during the early years of the Peloponnesian War.
  • D. Invasion of Attica in 431 BC
    The Invasion of Attica in 431 BC was the first major Spartan-led land offensive against Athenian territory at the outset of the Peloponnesian War, marking the beginning of large-scale hostilities between the two city-states.
  • E. Battle of Sphacteria
    The Battle of Sphacteria was a pivotal engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 425 BC, where Athenian forces captured a contingent of Spartan hoplites on the island of Sphacteria, dealing a major blow to Sparta’s military prestige.
  • 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_69e0b4cb83948190bd57bec21d78ed53 completed April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e6c28f0e1081909f18dddfc6ec084c completed April 21, 2026, 12:19 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a08f8ba7c00819083aa29efa82ad4aa completed May 16, 2026, 11:07 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a08f9588b7081908c0fad68c9a845dc completed May 16, 2026, 11:10 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a08f9e50c6481908be5a61dab994012 completed May 16, 2026, 11:12 p.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:38 p.m.