Triple
T9256516
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Siege of Saguntum |
E222455
|
entity |
| Predicate | yearBefore |
P32382
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps |
E212290
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps | Statement: [Siege of Saguntum, yearBefore, Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps Context triple: [Siege of Saguntum, yearBefore, Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps]
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A.
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps
chosen
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps was a daring military campaign in 218 BC in which the Carthaginian general led his army, including war elephants, over the Alpine mountains to launch a surprise invasion of Roman Italy.
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B.
Constantine’s crossing of the Alps into Italy
Constantine’s crossing of the Alps into Italy was the pivotal early maneuver of his 312 AD campaign against Maxentius, marking the start of his invasion that led to a series of victories and his eventual control of the Western Roman Empire.
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C.
Roman conquest of the Alps
The Roman conquest of the Alps was a series of military campaigns by the Roman Republic and early Empire to subdue and annex the Alpine tribes, securing key transalpine routes and integrating the region into Roman rule.
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D.
retreat of the Ten Thousand
The retreat of the Ten Thousand was the famous march of a large Greek mercenary force through hostile Persian territory back to Greece after the death of their employer Cyrus the Younger in 401 BCE, later chronicled by Xenophon in his Anabasis.
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E.
Po Valley Campaign
The Po Valley Campaign was a major Allied offensive in northern Italy during the final months of World War II that broke German defenses and led to the collapse of Axis forces in Italy.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: yearBefore Context triple: [Siege of Saguntum, yearBefore, Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps]
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A.
yearPassed
Indicates that a specified number of calendar years has elapsed between two time points or events.
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B.
cededYear
Indicates the year in which control, ownership, or sovereignty over something was formally transferred from one party to another.
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C.
chronologyPreviousYear
chosen
Indicates that one time-related entity occurs exactly one calendar year before another in a chronological sequence.
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D.
yearOfBirth
Indicates the specific calendar year in which an entity was born.
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E.
yearCirca
Indicates that the associated year is approximate or uncertain rather than exact.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69ca841e4cd481908e738c74e958eaea |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd06b4e2048190af0d65b904677c36 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 11:51 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d09be75fd88190b6e99b0884dcc14c |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:04 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cc7a4e79e48190b3200247f4624867 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 1:52 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:32 p.m.