Triple
T652288
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Flavius Josephus |
E11369
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Against Apion
Against Apion is a polemical work by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus that defends Judaism and Jewish history against the criticisms and slanders of Greco-Roman writers.
|
E81626
|
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: Against Apion | Statement: [Flavius Josephus, notableWork, Against Apion]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Against Apion Context triple: [Flavius Josephus, notableWork, Against Apion]
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A.
Letter of Aristeas
The Letter of Aristeas is a Hellenistic Jewish pseudepigraphal work that narrates the legendary origins of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint.
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B.
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives is a series of biographies by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch that pairs notable Greek and Roman figures to explore their characters and moral lessons.
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C.
Pausanias’ Description of Greece
Pausanias’ Description of Greece is a 2nd-century AD travelogue and cultural guide that provides detailed accounts of ancient Greek cities, sanctuaries, monuments, and artworks.
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D.
Polybius’ Histories
Polybius’ *Histories* is a multi-volume work of ancient Greek historiography that analyzes how Rome rose to Mediterranean dominance in the Hellenistic period through a critical, eyewitness-based narrative.
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E.
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
- 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: Against Apion Triple: [Flavius Josephus, notableWork, Against Apion]
Generated description
Against Apion is a polemical work by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus that defends Judaism and Jewish history against the criticisms and slanders of Greco-Roman writers.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Against Apion Target entity description: Against Apion is a polemical work by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus that defends Judaism and Jewish history against the criticisms and slanders of Greco-Roman writers.
-
A.
Letter of Aristeas
The Letter of Aristeas is a Hellenistic Jewish pseudepigraphal work that narrates the legendary origins of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint.
-
B.
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
Plutarch’s Parallel Lives is a series of biographies by the ancient Greek writer Plutarch that pairs notable Greek and Roman figures to explore their characters and moral lessons.
-
C.
Pausanias’ Description of Greece
Pausanias’ Description of Greece is a 2nd-century AD travelogue and cultural guide that provides detailed accounts of ancient Greek cities, sanctuaries, monuments, and artworks.
-
D.
Polybius’ Histories
Polybius’ *Histories* is a multi-volume work of ancient Greek historiography that analyzes how Rome rose to Mediterranean dominance in the Hellenistic period through a critical, eyewitness-based narrative.
-
E.
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
- 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_69a493266a2881909daf4c40f719dee8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49f35acb08190a3a8248023ce07f9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a58a7391648190916cca6442c5da1a |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1:02 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a58e612fa481909a5c296d908688b5 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1:19 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a58ec7aef0819091b54eecba09f4cb |
completed | March 2, 2026, 1:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.