Parthian military

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military organization
gptkbp:alliance various local tribes
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Roman_legions
gptkbp:engagesIn conflicts_with_Rome
gptkbp:famousFor hit-and-run tactics
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Armenians
gptkb:Sassanid_Empire
gptkb:Seleucid_Empire
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Roman-Parthian_Wars
gptkb:Battle_of_Artaxata
Battle of Carrhae
Battle of Nisibis
Battle of Edessa
Battle of Tigranocerta
Battle of Hormozdgan
Battle of the Carrhae
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn later_Persian_military
gptkbp:hasMember Arsacid dynasty
gptkbp:hasRank siege warfare
encirclement
ambushes
gptkbp:hasTheme Arabs
Medes
Bactrians
gptkbp:hasWebsite cataphracts
horse archers
gptkbp:headquarters Ctesiphon
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Antiquity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Parthian military
gptkbp:influencedBy Scythian_warfare
gptkbp:knownFor hit-and-run strategies
strategic retreats
cavalry tactics
cavalry charges
flexible formations
heavy cavalry
cavalry archers
long-range archery
cavalry mobility
cavalry_formations
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Carrhae
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkbp:popularActivities gptkb:Surena
gptkbp:strategicGoals mobility
gptkbp:uses feigned retreat
gptkbp:utilizes scouts
elephants in warfare