Greek hoplite phalanx

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military formation
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Thebes
gptkb:Sparta
gptkb:Athens
phalanx warfare
gptkbp:availableIn 4th century BC
gptkbp:basedOn unity
cohesion
gptkbp:characterizedBy tight formation
gptkbp:composedOf hoplites
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Greek_identity
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired modern military formations
gptkbp:developedBy 7th century BC
gptkbp:employs gptkb:Greek_city-states
gptkbp:features overlapping shields
gptkbp:fightingStyle close combat
gptkbp:formed rectangular
8 to 12 men
8 to 12 ranks
gptkbp:hasWebsite sword
spear
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Thucydides
gptkb:Herodotus
Xenophon
gptkbp:historicalLegacy military history
tactics in warfare
influence_on_Western_military_thought
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Classical_Greece
gptkbp:historicalSignificance influenced_Roman_military_tactics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Greek hoplite phalanx
gptkbp:influencedBy geography
military leaders
political structure
gptkbp:inheritsFrom over centuries
gptkbp:keyIssues defensive strength
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Syracuse
Battle of Leuctra
Battle of Marathon
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Chaeronea
gptkbp:notableFeature helmets
heavy armor
long spears
breastplates
greaves
gptkbp:requires training
discipline
gptkbp:strategicGoals defense of city-states
gptkbp:supportRole offensive maneuvers
gptkbp:tactics shield wall
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:ancient_Greece