Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
|
| gptkbp:alliance |
with local tribes
with_Greek_mercenaries |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkb:Zoroastrianism Achaemenid dynasty |
| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:Darius_I
Cyrus the Great Xerxes I |
| gptkbp:culturalInfluence |
gptkb:Persian_mythology
gptkb:Persian_art Persian_literature |
| gptkbp:equipment |
bows
swords |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Herodotus Plutarch Xenophon Ancient history Arrian |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
conquest_of_Babylon
defense_against_Macedonian_invasion expansion_into_Greece |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Persian cavalry
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Scythian cavalry
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
horseback warfare
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced military tactics
influenced later cavalry units influenced warfare strategies |
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Salamis
Battle of Gaugamela Battle of Marathon |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:Cyrus_the_Younger
gptkb:Darius_III Artaxerxes I |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
elite cavalry units
|
| gptkbp:operatesIn |
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Asia_Minor Middle_East |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Ancient_Persian_army
|
| gptkbp:reduces |
after_Alexander's_conquests
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
shock troops
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
flanking maneuvers
hit-and-run attacks surprise assaults |
| gptkbp:training |
horse riding skills
archery skills sword fighting skills |
| gptkbp:usedBy |
Achaemenid Empire
|