Statements (22)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_novel
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Cambyses' Lost Army
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Cambyses_II
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gptkbp:category |
ancient history
unsolved mysteries |
gptkbp:disappeared |
Persian invasion of Egypt
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gptkbp:hasLegend |
army was swallowed by a sandstorm
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Lost Army of Cambyses
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gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion |
near Oasis of Kharga
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Western_Desert |
gptkbp:mentionedIn |
gptkb:Herodotus'_Histories
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gptkbp:numberOfTroops |
50,000
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gptkbp:period |
circa 524 BCE
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gptkbp:purpose |
to attack the Oracle of Amun at Siwa Oasis
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Achaemenid_Empire
gptkb:Oracle_of_Amun |
gptkbp:status |
unconfirmed discovery
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gptkbp:subjectOf |
archaeological searches
The Lost Army of Cambyses (novel by Paul Sussman) |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Paul_Sussman
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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