Fall of the Achaemenid Empire
GPTKB entity
Properties (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:causedBy |
conquests_of_Alexander_the_Great
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fall of the Achaemenid Empire
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| gptkbp:involved |
Battle of Gaugamela
Battle of Issus Battle of Arbela siege_of_Tyre |
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
political fragmentation
local resistance movements loyalist factions spread_of_Greek_culture end_of_Zoroastrian_dominance destruction_of_Persepolis Persian_military_leaders capture_of_Darius_III establishment_of_the_Seleucid_Empire rebellions_in_Babylon rebellions_in_Egypt |
| gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
historical texts
accounts_of_Arrian accounts_of_Curtius_Rufus accounts_of_Diodorus_Siculus accounts_of_Plutarch |
| gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy |
use of cavalry
alliance with local satraps discontent_among_Achaemenid_subjects military_tactics_of_Alexander superior_logistics_of_Alexander's_army |
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
cultural assimilation
economic decline internal strife within the empire satrap_revolts |
| gptkbp:isRelatedTo |
gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
Hellenistic period Achaemenid Empire ancient warfare cultural_exchange Persian_history |
| gptkbp:ledTo |
division of the empire among successors
|
| gptkbp:occursIn |
330 BC
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
end_of_Achaemenid_rule
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| gptkbp:significance |
led_to_the_rise_of_Hellenistic_period
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