Triple
T3315740
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Plutarch’s Parallel Lives |
E69676
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasPart |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Life of Nicias
Life of Nicias is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, portraying the character and political career of the Athenian general Nicias within the Parallel Lives.
|
E350217
|
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: Life of Nicias | Statement: [Plutarch’s Parallel Lives, hasPart, Life of Nicias]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life of Nicias Context triple: [Plutarch’s Parallel Lives, hasPart, Life of Nicias]
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A.
Life of Alcibiades
Life of Alcibiades is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the character and exploits of the controversial Athenian statesman and general Alcibiades.
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B.
Life of Timoleon
Life of Timoleon is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, recounting the life and character of the Corinthian statesman and general Timoleon.
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C.
Life of Cimon
Life of Cimon is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, focusing on the life and character of the Athenian statesman and general Cimon.
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D.
Life of Agesilaus
Life of Agesilaus is one of Plutarch’s biographical sketches, focusing on the life and character of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
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E.
Life of Pelopidas
Life of Pelopidas is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the character and exploits of the Theban statesman and general Pelopidas.
- 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: Life of Nicias Triple: [Plutarch’s Parallel Lives, hasPart, Life of Nicias]
Generated description
Life of Nicias is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, portraying the character and political career of the Athenian general Nicias within the Parallel Lives.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Life of Nicias Target entity description: Life of Nicias is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, portraying the character and political career of the Athenian general Nicias within the Parallel Lives.
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A.
Life of Alcibiades
Life of Alcibiades is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the character and exploits of the controversial Athenian statesman and general Alcibiades.
-
B.
Life of Timoleon
Life of Timoleon is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays, recounting the life and character of the Corinthian statesman and general Timoleon.
-
C.
Life of Cimon
Life of Cimon is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, focusing on the life and character of the Athenian statesman and general Cimon.
-
D.
Life of Agesilaus
Life of Agesilaus is one of Plutarch’s biographical sketches, focusing on the life and character of the Spartan king Agesilaus II.
-
E.
Life of Pelopidas
Life of Pelopidas is one of Plutarch’s biographical essays in Parallel Lives, recounting the character and exploits of the Theban statesman and general Pelopidas.
- 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_69ad85a0bb048190a5458d2738012d61 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb110b28081909b366623e3b0783d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:25 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b3250c720c81908a8a6fed9a6fd349 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:41 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b32571dfa48190875c7c83bac368ac |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:43 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b325dd73b08190bae32d7ffa582ade |
completed | March 12, 2026, 8:45 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:11 p.m.