Triple

T3344495
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Pliny the Younger E70337 entity
Predicate birthName P65 FINISHED
Object Gaius Caecilius
Gaius Caecilius, better known as Pliny the Younger, was a Roman lawyer, author, and magistrate whose letters provide a key eyewitness account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and valuable insight into Roman imperial society.
E350904 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: Gaius Caecilius | Statement: [Pliny the Younger, birthName, Gaius Caecilius]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gaius Caecilius
Context triple: [Pliny the Younger, birthName, Gaius Caecilius]
  • A. Gaius Aurelius Cotta
    Gaius Aurelius Cotta was a Roman statesman and consul of the 3rd century BC, noted for his role in Roman politics and military affairs.
  • B. Vespasius Pollio
    Vespasius Pollio was a member of the Vespasii family of the early Roman Empire, known primarily as a relative of Vespasia Polla and thus connected to the lineage of Emperor Vespasian.
  • C. Gaius Fabricius Luscinus
    Gaius Fabricius Luscinus was a renowned early Roman statesman and general celebrated for his integrity, frugality, and role in resisting King Pyrrhus of Epirus.
  • D. Publius Valerius Laevinus
    Publius Valerius Laevinus was a Roman consul and general of the early 3rd century BC, known for leading Roman forces during the initial phase of the Pyrrhic War against King Pyrrhus of Epirus.
  • E. Lucius Munatius Plancus
    Lucius Munatius Plancus was a Roman senator, general, and statesman of the late Republic who served under Julius Caesar and later helped shape the early principate under Augustus.
  • 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: Gaius Caecilius
Triple: [Pliny the Younger, birthName, Gaius Caecilius]
Generated description
Gaius Caecilius, better known as Pliny the Younger, was a Roman lawyer, author, and magistrate whose letters provide a key eyewitness account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and valuable insight into Roman imperial society.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gaius Caecilius
Target entity description: Gaius Caecilius, better known as Pliny the Younger, was a Roman lawyer, author, and magistrate whose letters provide a key eyewitness account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and valuable insight into Roman imperial society.
  • A. Gaius Aurelius Cotta
    Gaius Aurelius Cotta was a Roman statesman and consul of the 3rd century BC, noted for his role in Roman politics and military affairs.
  • B. Vespasius Pollio
    Vespasius Pollio was a member of the Vespasii family of the early Roman Empire, known primarily as a relative of Vespasia Polla and thus connected to the lineage of Emperor Vespasian.
  • C. Gaius Fabricius Luscinus
    Gaius Fabricius Luscinus was a renowned early Roman statesman and general celebrated for his integrity, frugality, and role in resisting King Pyrrhus of Epirus.
  • D. Publius Valerius Laevinus
    Publius Valerius Laevinus was a Roman consul and general of the early 3rd century BC, known for leading Roman forces during the initial phase of the Pyrrhic War against King Pyrrhus of Epirus.
  • E. Lucius Munatius Plancus
    Lucius Munatius Plancus was a Roman senator, general, and statesman of the late Republic who served under Julius Caesar and later helped shape the early principate under Augustus.
  • 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_69ad85a405e48190b6e68de7cf9f319e completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb1f23008819084ea68b8431c50ab completed March 8, 2026, 5:29 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b3251d49d08190b74483b69024acff completed March 12, 2026, 8:42 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b326a29cbc8190a5ae5fd5851ed0c7 completed March 12, 2026, 8:48 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b3270962648190925b04e44542c9c9 completed March 12, 2026, 8:50 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:12 p.m.