Triple

T358551
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Marcomannic Wars E7598 entity
Predicate conflictCombatant P10155 FINISHED
Object Marcomanni
The Marcomanni were a Germanic tribal confederation that became especially known for their major clashes with the Roman Empire along the Danube frontier in the 2nd century AD.
 E47071 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: Marcomanni | Statement: [Marcomannic Wars, conflictCombatant, Marcomanni]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Marcomanni
Context triple: [Marcomannic Wars, conflictCombatant, Marcomanni]
  • A. Alans
    The Alans were an ancient nomadic Iranian people known for their cavalry and for participating in major events of the late Roman Empire, including the Vandal-led sack of Rome in 455.
  • B. Derbion
    Derbion is a major retail and leisure shopping centre located in the city centre of Derby, England.
  • C. Numida
    Numida is a genus of guineafowl, best known for the helmeted guineafowl commonly domesticated for meat and pest control.
  • D. Bruttians
    The Bruttians were an ancient Italic people of southern Italy, known for their role in regional conflicts during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
  • E. Samnites
    The Samnites were an ancient Italic people of south-central Italy, known for their fierce resistance against Roman expansion during the Samnite Wars.
  • 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: Marcomanni
Triple: [Marcomannic Wars, conflictCombatant, Marcomanni]
Generated description
The Marcomanni were a Germanic tribal confederation that became especially known for their major clashes with the Roman Empire along the Danube frontier in the 2nd century AD.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Marcomanni
Target entity description: The Marcomanni were a Germanic tribal confederation that became especially known for their major clashes with the Roman Empire along the Danube frontier in the 2nd century AD.
  • A. Alans
    The Alans were an ancient nomadic Iranian people known for their cavalry and for participating in major events of the late Roman Empire, including the Vandal-led sack of Rome in 455.
  • B. Derbion
    Derbion is a major retail and leisure shopping centre located in the city centre of Derby, England.
  • C. Numida
    Numida is a genus of guineafowl, best known for the helmeted guineafowl commonly domesticated for meat and pest control.
  • D. Bruttians
    The Bruttians were an ancient Italic people of southern Italy, known for their role in regional conflicts during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
  • E. Samnites
    The Samnites were an ancient Italic people of south-central Italy, known for their fierce resistance against Roman expansion during the Samnite Wars.
  • 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_69a2e7e696948190bebc966535995e45 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ee29ede0819095279af95b53e350 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:31 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a3f0a43da48190b9888c60cf565f9d completed March 1, 2026, 7:54 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a3f13a36c08190b508037c27435b45 completed March 1, 2026, 7:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a3f19823608190a0d0b6b4335d6d0a completed March 1, 2026, 7:58 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.