Macedonian infantry

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Greek_city-states
gptkbp:armament sword
shield
javelin
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Persian_army
Indian_armies
gptkbp:culturalImpact influence on military history
influence on military theory
influence on tactics
gptkbp:engagesIn Battle of Gaugamela
Battle of Issus
Battle of Granicus
gptkbp:fightingStyle close combat
formation fighting
gptkbp:formed phalanx
gptkbp:historicalContext Hellenistic period
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Antigonus_I
gptkb:Ptolemy_I
gptkb:Cassander
Perdiccas
Demetrius I
gptkbp:historicalImpact changed warfare in the ancient world
established_Macedonian_dominance
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Ancient_Greece
gptkbp:historicalSignificance conquest_of_Persia
spread_of_Hellenistic_culture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Macedonian infantry
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Greek_hoplites
gptkbp:is_equipped_with sarissa
gptkbp:knownFor phalanx formation
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern military tactics
influence_on_Roman_legions
gptkbp:militaryRank psychological warfare
logistics and supply
use of terrain
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:King_Philip_II
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Macedonian_army
gptkbp:secondaryRole infantry combat
gptkbp:strategicGoals key_to_Macedonian_victories
gptkbp:supportRole support units
frontline_troops
gptkbp:tactics combined arms warfare
flanking maneuvers
defensive formations
offensive charges
gptkbp:training rigorous drills
gptkbp:uniform light armor
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:King_Philip_II_of_Macedon