Properties (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
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| gptkbp:alliance |
gptkb:Greek_city-states
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| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
depicted in art and literature
featured in films and documentaries studied in military academies inspired later military leaders celebrated in historical reenactments associated with chivalry and honor influenced modern military studies inspired novels and games represented in sculptures and monuments symbol_of_Macedonian_power |
| gptkbp:disbanded |
after_the_fall_of_the_Macedonian_Empire
|
| gptkbp:equipment |
shield
long spear (sarissa) thracian_helmet |
| gptkbp:fightingStyle |
aggressive
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| gptkbp:formed |
wedge formation
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| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
gptkb:Arrian's_Anabasis
gptkb:Plutarch's_Lives gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus gptkb:Curtius_Rufus Classical Antiquity |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
contributed_to_Macedonian_conquests
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Macedonian Cavalry
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| gptkbp:influenced |
Roman_cavalry_tactics
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Persian_cavalry
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
heavy cavalry tactics
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced medieval cavalry
|
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Persian_Gates
Siege of Tyre Battle of Chaeronea Battle of the Hydaspes |
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Philip_II_of_Macedon |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Macedonian_Army
|
| gptkbp:reputation |
elite cavalry force
|
| gptkbp:role |
shock troops
|
| gptkbp:size |
large contingents
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
key to battlefield success
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
flanking maneuvers
combined arms operations |
| gptkbp:training |
rigorous training
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
Battle of Gaugamela
Battle of Issus Battle of Granicus |