Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:castle
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
local defenders (possibly Aspasioi tribe) |
| gptkbp:date |
327 BC
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
advance into Swat and Gandhara
|
| gptkbp:fortification |
hill fortress
|
| gptkbp:hasLegend |
site believed to be unconquerable, even by Heracles
|
| gptkbp:historicalSource |
gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Arrian's_Anabasis gptkb:Quintus_Curtius_Rufus gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Siege of Aornos
|
| gptkbp:location |
Aornos, near the Indus River
|
| gptkbp:modernLocation |
Pir-Sar, Pakistan
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Alexander personally led the assault
|
| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:Macedonian_army
local Indian defenders |
| gptkbp:partOf |
Alexander's campaign in India
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hydaspes
|
| gptkbp:result |
Macedonian victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
last major resistance to Alexander in the region
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Aornos
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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