Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_unit
historical military formation |
| gptkbp:activeDuring |
5th century BCE
6th century BCE |
| gptkbp:armament |
wicker shield
|
| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
|
| gptkbp:culturalDepiction |
various historical novels
film 300 |
| gptkbp:function |
shock troops
protect the king |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Immortals (elite infantry)
|
| gptkbp:languageOfName |
gptkb:Greek
|
| gptkbp:mentionedIn |
Herodotus
|
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
gptkb:Greco-Persian_Wars
gptkb:Battle_of_Thermopylae |
| gptkbp:notableCommander |
gptkb:Hydarnes
|
| gptkbp:numberOfTroops |
10,000
|
| gptkbp:originalName |
gptkb:Anûšiya
|
| gptkbp:replenishmentPolicy |
immediate replacement to maintain 10,000 strength
|
| gptkbp:role |
gptkb:infantry
imperial guard |
| gptkbp:servedUnder |
gptkb:Darius_I
gptkb:Xerxes_I |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Sassanian_Immortals
|
| gptkbp:uniform |
elaborate robes
|
| gptkbp:weapon |
gptkb:sword
shooting |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Persians_(in_Persian_Wars)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|