Companions of Alexander the Great
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The Companions of Alexander the Great were an elite group of Macedonian nobles and generals who served as his closest military and political associates during his campaigns of conquest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Companions of Alexander the Great canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6466482 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Companions of Alexander the Great Context triple: [Seleucus I Nicator, memberOf, Companions of Alexander the Great]
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A.
The Battles of Alexander
The Battles of Alexander is a celebrated series of grand historical paintings by Charles Le Brun depicting key military victories of Alexander the Great.
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B.
Thracian Horseman
The Thracian Horseman is a prominent ancient Balkan heroic deity typically depicted as a mounted hunter or warrior, associated with protection, fertility, and the underworld.
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C.
Alexander the Fierce
Alexander the Fierce is the epithet of Alexander I of Scotland, a 12th-century king noted for his vigorous rule and military assertiveness.
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D.
Alexander the Liberator
Alexander the Liberator is the epithet of Alexander II of Russia, the 19th-century tsar best known for emancipating the serfs and initiating major liberal reforms in the Russian Empire.
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E.
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander is a major classical historical work that provides one of the most detailed and influential accounts of Alexander the Great’s life and military campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Companions of Alexander the Great Target entity description: The Companions of Alexander the Great were an elite group of Macedonian nobles and generals who served as his closest military and political associates during his campaigns of conquest.
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A.
The Battles of Alexander
The Battles of Alexander is a celebrated series of grand historical paintings by Charles Le Brun depicting key military victories of Alexander the Great.
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B.
Thracian Horseman
The Thracian Horseman is a prominent ancient Balkan heroic deity typically depicted as a mounted hunter or warrior, associated with protection, fertility, and the underworld.
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C.
Alexander the Fierce
Alexander the Fierce is the epithet of Alexander I of Scotland, a 12th-century king noted for his vigorous rule and military assertiveness.
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D.
Alexander the Liberator
Alexander the Liberator is the epithet of Alexander II of Russia, the 19th-century tsar best known for emancipating the serfs and initiating major liberal reforms in the Russian Empire.
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E.
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander is a major classical historical work that provides one of the most detailed and influential accounts of Alexander the Great’s life and military campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Macedonian aristocratic corps
ⓘ
elite cavalry ⓘ military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Companion cavalry
ⓘ
Hetairoi ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Macedonian court
ⓘ
royal council of Alexander the Great ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonian court of Alexander the Great
|
| commander | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Macedonian generals
ⓘ
Macedonian nobility ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Macedon
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedon
|
| dissolved | after death of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| doctrine |
coordinated action with Macedonian phalanx
ⓘ
decisive cavalry charge against enemy center ⓘ |
| equipment |
heavy cavalry armor
ⓘ
helmet ⓘ long thrusting spear (xyston) ⓘ shield (sometimes omitted) ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Pella
ⓘ
linked to:
Pella, Greece
|
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| inception | 4th century BC ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hellenistic successor cavalry units
ⓘ
later heavy cavalry traditions ⓘ |
| language |
Ancient Macedonian Greek
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Macedonian
|
| militaryBranch | cavalry ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Antipater
ⓘ
Cleitus the Black ⓘ Coenus ⓘ Craterus ⓘ Hephaestion ⓘ Leonnatus ⓘ Parmenion ⓘ Perdiccas ⓘ Philotas ⓘ |
| partOf | Macedonian army ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Macedonian royal cavalry ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Macedonian upper classes
ⓘ
royal pages and court circle ⓘ |
| role |
Alexander’s personal guard
ⓘ
shock cavalry ⓘ strategic reserve ⓘ |
| subUnit | ile (squadron) ⓘ |
| tacticalFormation | wedge formation ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Battle of Gaugamela
ⓘ
Battle of Granicus ⓘ Battle of Hydaspes ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Hydaspes
Battle of Issus ⓘ Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
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Subject: Companions of Alexander the Great Description of subject: The Companions of Alexander the Great were an elite group of Macedonian nobles and generals who served as his closest military and political associates during his campaigns of conquest.
Referenced by (3)
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