Hypaspists

Target entity: Hypaspists
Context triple: [Macedonian army, coreUnit, Hypaspists]

• A. Perizzites
  The Perizzites were an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as inhabitants of Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.
• B. Theban Sacred Band
  The Theban Sacred Band was an elite ancient Greek military unit of 300 hoplite soldiers, famed for its battlefield effectiveness and composed of pairs of male lovers whose bonds were believed to strengthen their courage and cohesion in combat.
• C. Athenian cavalry
  The Athenian cavalry was the mounted military force of ancient Athens, used primarily for reconnaissance, skirmishing, and supporting the city-state’s infantry-dominated armies.
• 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.”
• E. Sypheotides
  Sypheotides is a monotypic bird genus in the bustard family that contains only the lesser florican, a small, ground-dwelling species native to the Indian subcontinent.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Hypaspists
Target entity description: Hypaspists were elite infantry soldiers of the ancient Macedonian army, serving as highly trained royal guards and flexible shock troops alongside the phalanx.

• A. Perizzites
  The Perizzites were an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as inhabitants of Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.
• B. Theban Sacred Band
  The Theban Sacred Band was an elite ancient Greek military unit of 300 hoplite soldiers, famed for its battlefield effectiveness and composed of pairs of male lovers whose bonds were believed to strengthen their courage and cohesion in combat.
• C. Athenian cavalry
  The Athenian cavalry was the mounted military force of ancient Athens, used primarily for reconnaissance, skirmishing, and supporting the city-state’s infantry-dominated armies.
• 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.”
• E. Sypheotides
  Sypheotides is a monotypic bird genus in the bustard family that contains only the lesser florican, a small, ground-dwelling species native to the Indian subcontinent.
• F. None of above. chosen