Triple
T9075043
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Battle of Thapsus |
E217462
|
entity |
| Predicate | combatant |
P375
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Numidian forces |
E227177
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Numidian forces | Statement: [Battle of Thapsus, combatant, Numidian forces]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Numidian forces Context triple: [Battle of Thapsus, combatant, Numidian forces]
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A.
Numidian cavalry
chosen
Numidian cavalry were highly skilled light horsemen from ancient North Africa, famed for their speed, maneuverability, and effectiveness as skirmishers in Mediterranean warfare.
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B.
Carthaginian army
The Carthaginian army was the military force of the ancient city-state of Carthage, renowned for its diverse mercenary troops and brilliant commanders like Hannibal during the Punic Wars against Rome.
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C.
Pompeian forces
Pompeian forces were the military troops loyal to Pompey the Great and the senatorial faction during the late Roman Republic’s civil war against Julius Caesar.
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D.
Parthian cavalry
Parthian cavalry were the highly mobile horse-archer and heavy cataphract forces that formed the core of the Parthian Empire’s military power and were famed for tactics like the “Parthian shot.”
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E.
Numida
Numida is a genus of guineafowl, best known for the helmeted guineafowl commonly domesticated for meat and pest control.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca83d6c14c8190bc056d927f00a2a2 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc95c4026c8190b553aedb9f4beabb |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:49 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cffdfe16c4819092c884bc3fe5daeb |
completed | April 3, 2026, 5:50 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:12 p.m.