Macedonian invasion of Persia
GPTKB entity
Properties (45)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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gptkbp:aftermath |
rise of successor states
influence_on_Roman_military_tactics cultural_exchanges_between_East_and_West division_of_Persian_territories legacy_of_Alexander_the_Great |
gptkbp:completed |
death_of_Darius_III
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gptkbp:culturalImpact |
establishment_of_cities_like_Alexandria
fusion_of_Greek_and_Eastern_cultures introduction_of_Greek_language_in_Persia spread_of_Hellenistic_art_and_architecture |
gptkbp:established |
gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
influenced future military strategies
changed political landscape of the ancient world demonstrated_military_tactics_of_Alexander marked_the_end_of_Persian_dominance |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Macedonian invasion of Persia
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gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Persian_army
gptkb:Thessalian_cavalry gptkb:Greek_city-states gptkb:Macedonian_army various local satraps |
gptkbp:keyFigures |
gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Bessus gptkb:Darius_III gptkb:Parmenion Hephaestion |
gptkbp:ledTo |
Hellenistic period
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gptkbp:militaryRank |
siege warfare
use of cavalry use of phalanx formation combined arms strategy |
gptkbp:notableBattle |
Battle of Gaugamela
Battle of Issus Battle of Granicus |
gptkbp:resultedIn |
fall of Achaemenid Empire
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gptkbp:significantEvent |
spread_of_Greek_culture
establishment_of_Hellenistic_kingdoms |
gptkbp:strategicGoals |
access to trade routes
control_of_Asia_Minor control_of_the_Persian_heartland revenge_for_Persian_invasions_of_Greece |
gptkbp:targets |
Achaemenid Empire
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gptkbp:yearEstablished |
330 BC
334 BC |