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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Royal_Companions
gptkb:The_Hellespont
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gptkbp:alliance
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with various Greek city-states
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gptkbp:campaigns
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Indian campaign
after the Battle of the Hydaspes
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Parmenion
gptkb:Hephaestion
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gptkbp:composed_of
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Macedonian soldiers
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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spread of Hellenistic culture
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gptkbp:defeated
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the Persian Empire
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gptkbp:disbanded
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after Alexander's death
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gptkbp:famous_for
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conquering the Persian Empire
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gptkbp:historical_period
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4th century BC
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Alexander's army
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gptkbp:includes
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infantry and cavalry
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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the Indian campaign
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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its speed and mobility
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gptkbp:led_to
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gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
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gptkbp:logistics
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used supply lines
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gptkbp:military_technology
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use of cavalry
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Granicus
gptkb:Battle_of_Gaugamela
gptkb:Siege_of_Tyre
gptkb:Battle_of_Issus
Siege of Gaza
Siege of the Mallian city
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Persian_Gates
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mallian_city
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Indus_River
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Persian_Gate
gptkb:Battle_of_Gaugamela
gptkb:Siege_of_Tyre
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hydaspes
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hydaspes_River
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Jaxartes_River
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Granicus_River
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Granicus
gptkb:Battle_of_Issus
conquest of Egypt
conquest of Persia
Siege of Gaza
crossing the Hellespont
Battle of the Acesines River
Siege of the Mallian city
encounter with the Bactrians
encounter with the Scythians
encounter with the Sogdian tribes
founding of Alexandria
founding of cities named after Alexander
march through the Gedrosian Desert
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:Macedonia
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:tactics
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phalanx formation
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