Macedonian cavalry

GPTKB entity

Properties (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Macedonian_hegemony
historical battles
military campaigns
military leadership
military strategy
historical figures
cavalry charges
strategic maneuvers
cavalry skirmishes
battlefield tactics
cavalry engagements
tactical formations
Hellenistic warfare
battlefield dominance
Alexander's_conquests
gptkbp:composedOf light cavalry
Companion cavalry
gptkbp:employs gptkb:Macedonian_kings
gptkbp:equipment sword
shield
lance
gptkbp:famousFor flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Persian_army
Indian_army
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Classical antiquity
gptkbp:historicalSignificance military innovation
tactical flexibility
cultural_exchange
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Macedonian cavalry
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Roman_cavalry
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Greek_cavalry
gptkbp:knownFor mobility
discipline
elite status
heavy cavalry tactics
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern cavalry
influenced medieval cavalry
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Philip_II_of_Macedon
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:India
gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkb:Asia_Minor
Balkans
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:ancient_Macedonia
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Macedonian_army
gptkbp:reduces Hellenistic period
gptkbp:reform gptkb:Philip_II_of_Macedon
gptkbp:supportedBy infantry
gptkbp:tactics combined arms
shock tactics
gptkbp:training rigorous
gptkbp:typeOf cavalry
gptkbp:usedIn Battle of Gaugamela
Battle of Granicus
Battle of Chaeronea
gptkbp:utilizes siege warfare