Conquest of Persia by Alexander

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:facilitates political instability in Persia
defections of Persian satraps
gptkbp:followed_by the spread of Hellenism
the division of Alexander's empire
the establishment of the Seleucid Empire
Alexander's further campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Conquest of Persia by Alexander
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:cultural_exchange
subsequent military campaigns
gptkbp:influenced_by Greek military traditions
Macedonian phalanx tactics
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:local_resistance
gptkbp:is_characterized_by strategic alliances
siege warfare
tactical innovations
use of cavalry
use of propaganda
rapid advances
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:The_Anabasis_of_Alexander
gptkb:The_Histories_by_Arrian
ancient historians
The Campaigns of Alexander by Curtius Rufus
The Life of Alexander by Plutarch
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Monarch
siege of Tyre
siege of Gaza
gptkbp:is_motivated_by desire for expansion
revenge for Persian invasions
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Darius_III
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Hellenistic_period
fusion of cultures
spread of Greek culture
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Granicus
gptkb:Battle_of_Gaugamela
gptkb:Battle_of_Issus
gptkbp:occurs_in 334 BC
gptkbp:resulted_in fall of Achaemenid Empire
establishment of satrapies
gptkbp:significance gptkb:military_unit
world history
the rise of new powers in the region
the decline of Persian influence
gptkbp:takes_place_in gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Asia_Minor
gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkb:Persia
gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Darius_III_Codomannus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5