Greek mercenaries (Ten Thousand)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Greek_mercenaries_(Ten_Thousand)
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Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mercenary army
gptkbp:activeDuring 401 BC
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:The_Ten_Thousand
Dekas Chiliades
gptkbp:composition hoplites
peltasts
gptkbp:disbanded after reaching the Black Sea
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Anabasis
gptkb:Xenophon
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Battle_of_Cunaxa
gptkbp:hasWorkedWith gptkb:Cyrus_the_Younger
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Greek mercenaries (Ten Thousand)
gptkbp:influenced later Greek and Macedonian military campaigns
gptkbp:language gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:legacy inspired Greek military adventurism in Asia
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Greek
gptkbp:notableEvent Retreat through hostile Persian territory
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Xenophon
gptkb:Clearchus
gptkbp:numberOfTroops approximately 10,000
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Artaxerxes_II
gptkbp:origin various Greek city-states
gptkbp:route from Sardis to Babylon and back to the Black Sea
gptkbp:significance Demonstrated vulnerability of Persian Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:court_of_Artaxerxes_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7