Siege of Persepolis

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:aftermath Hellenistic influence in Persia
gptkbp:artistic_vision Literature and film
gptkbp:consequences Looting of the city
gptkbp:context gptkb:Greco-Persian_Wars
gptkbp:cultural_impact Symbol of conquest
gptkbp:cultural_significance Symbol of imperial power
gptkbp:date 330 BC
gptkbp:defending_champion gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:election_result Fall of the Achaemenid dynasty
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Rise_of_Macedon
gptkbp:historical_debate Justification of destruction
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Artabazus
gptkb:Darius_III
gptkb:Parmenion
gptkb:Hephaestion
gptkbp:historical_interpretation Controversial destruction
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Classical_Antiquity
gptkbp:historical_site Ruins of Persepolis
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Arrian's_Anabasis_of_Alexander
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Persepolis
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Macedonian_army
gptkbp:legacy Cultural memory in Iran
gptkbp:location gptkb:Persepolis
gptkbp:military_outcome gptkb:Victory_for_Alexander
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Darius_III
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkbp:political_impact Shift in power dynamics
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Plutarch's_Life_of_Alexander
Modern historical analysis
gptkbp:result Destruction of Persepolis
gptkbp:significance End of Achaemenid Empire
gptkbp:strategic_importance Wealth of the Persian Empire
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Persian_Gate
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5