Siege of the city of Tarsus

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military siege
gptkbp:aftermath Alexander's_control_over_Cilicia
gptkbp:alliance alliance with local tribes
gptkbp:campaigns part_of_the_Persian_campaign
gptkbp:casualties unknown
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Parmenion
Hephaestion
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkbp:consequences opening_of_the_way_to_Syria
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later military sieges
gptkbp:date August 30, 333 BC
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations negotiations with local leaders
gptkbp:duration several weeks
gptkbp:electronic_warfare influenced future military leaders
use of catapults
scouting missions conducted
gptkbp:events siege warfare
gptkbp:future_plans control of trade routes
gptkbp:historical_figure Tarsus_governor
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated_Alexander's_tactical_genius
gptkbp:historicalContext Classical Antiquity
part_of_the_Wars_of_Alexander
part_of_the_larger_Macedonian_conquest
gptkbp:historicalEvent preceded_the_Battle_of_Issus
gptkbp:historicalRecords described_in_'History_of_Alexander'_by_Curtius_Rufus
described_in_'Anabasis'_by_Arrian
described_in_'Histories'_by_Diodorus_Siculus
gptkbp:house strong walls
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of the city of Tarsus
gptkbp:impact shifted power dynamics in the region
contributed_to_the_fall_of_the_Persian_Empire
increased_Alexander's_reputation
gptkbp:influence strategic_location_in_Cilicia
gptkbp:is_a_source_of historical_accounts_by_Arrian
historical_accounts_by_Curtius_Rufus
historical_accounts_by_Diodorus_Siculus
gptkbp:legacy symbol_of_Alexander's_military_prowess
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tarsus
gptkbp:measures garrisoned troops
gptkbp:militaryRank phalanx formation
provisions from local allies
additional_troops_from_Macedon
gptkbp:notable_player Tarsian_forces
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Darius_III
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:surrender_of_Tarsus
gptkbp:result victory_for_Alexander_the_Great
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_campaign_against_Persia
gptkbp:supplyChain secured_by_Alexander's_forces
gptkbp:tactics psychological warfare
blockade
encirclement
siege engines