Triple
T5655563
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | First Punic War |
E124609
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableEvent |
P259
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE)
The Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE) was a major First Punic War campaign in which Roman forces crossed into Carthaginian territory, won initial victories, but ultimately suffered a disastrous defeat that halted their early attempts to end the war quickly.
|
E538380
|
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: Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE) | Statement: [First Punic War, notableEvent, Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE) Context triple: [First Punic War, notableEvent, Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE)]
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A.
Vandal conquest of North Africa (439 CE)
The Vandal conquest of North Africa in 439 CE was a pivotal event in which the Vandals seized the wealthy Roman provinces around Carthage, severely weakening Western Rome’s economic and military power and hastening its collapse.
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B.
Vandalic War in North Africa
The Vandalic War in North Africa was a 6th-century Byzantine campaign under Emperor Justinian I that reconquered the Vandal Kingdom and restored imperial control over key western Mediterranean territories.
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C.
Roman North Africa
Roman North Africa was a prosperous region of the Roman Empire in the Maghreb, known for its major cities like Carthage and Hippo and for being a center of early Latin Christianity.
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D.
Roman siege of Carthage
The Roman siege of Carthage was the brutal, years-long assault (149–146 BC) in which Rome captured and destroyed the North African city of Carthage, ending the Third Punic War and Carthaginian power.
-
E.
Muslim conquest of North Africa
The Muslim conquest of North Africa was the 7th–8th century expansion of early Islamic caliphates across the Maghreb, bringing much of the region under Arab-Muslim political and religious influence.
- 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: Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE) Triple: [First Punic War, notableEvent, Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE)]
Generated description
The Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE) was a major First Punic War campaign in which Roman forces crossed into Carthaginian territory, won initial victories, but ultimately suffered a disastrous defeat that halted their early attempts to end the war quickly.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE) Target entity description: The Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE) was a major First Punic War campaign in which Roman forces crossed into Carthaginian territory, won initial victories, but ultimately suffered a disastrous defeat that halted their early attempts to end the war quickly.
-
A.
Vandal conquest of North Africa (439 CE)
The Vandal conquest of North Africa in 439 CE was a pivotal event in which the Vandals seized the wealthy Roman provinces around Carthage, severely weakening Western Rome’s economic and military power and hastening its collapse.
-
B.
Vandalic War in North Africa
The Vandalic War in North Africa was a 6th-century Byzantine campaign under Emperor Justinian I that reconquered the Vandal Kingdom and restored imperial control over key western Mediterranean territories.
-
C.
Roman North Africa
Roman North Africa was a prosperous region of the Roman Empire in the Maghreb, known for its major cities like Carthage and Hippo and for being a center of early Latin Christianity.
-
D.
Roman siege of Carthage
The Roman siege of Carthage was the brutal, years-long assault (149–146 BC) in which Rome captured and destroyed the North African city of Carthage, ending the Third Punic War and Carthaginian power.
-
E.
Muslim conquest of North Africa
The Muslim conquest of North Africa was the 7th–8th century expansion of early Islamic caliphates across the Maghreb, bringing much of the region under Arab-Muslim political and religious influence.
- 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_69c0082774a481909d7e63fb2aad56ac |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:17 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c022f998688190b18eb6469e8c054f |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c04d9b43288190b6d7c610546b52f2 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:14 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c04f75610c81909eac1badb19782b6 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:22 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c056ae30a48190ade9923f0f24807d |
completed | March 22, 2026, 8:53 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:42 p.m.