Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military formation
|
| gptkbp:characterizedBy |
long spears (sarissas)
|
| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
|
| gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:Philip_II_of_Macedon
|
| gptkbp:formed |
multiple lines
rectangular formation up to 16 men deep |
| gptkbp:hasWebsite |
sarissa
short sword (kopis) |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Plutarch's_Life_of_Alexander
gptkb:Arrian's_Anabasis_of_Alexander |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Classical antiquity
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
contributed_to_Macedonian_conquests
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Macedonian phalanx
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Greek_hoplite_phalanx
|
| gptkbp:keyIssues |
interlocking shields
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
use of pike
|
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
Battle of Gaugamela
Battle of Chaeronea |
| gptkbp:reduces |
after_the_Hellenistic_period
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Roman_legion
|
| gptkbp:supportRole |
superior reach
|
| gptkbp:surveillanceEquipment |
shields (aspis)
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
combined arms warfare
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Macedonian_army
|