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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military formation
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gptkbp:availableIn
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Roman_military_reforms
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gptkbp:characterizedBy
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long spears (sarissas)
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gptkbp:commanded
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officers_called_'lochos'.
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gptkbp:composedOf
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infantry soldiers
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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inspired military strategy studies
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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depicted in art
depicted in literature
depicted in films
depicted in video games
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gptkbp:developedBy
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gptkb:Philip_II_of_Macedon
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gptkbp:employs
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Hellenistic warfare
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gptkbp:fightingStyle
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pike charge
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gptkbp:formed
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gptkb:Macedonian_army
linear_formation
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gptkbp:hasWebsite
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sarissa
short sword (xiphos)
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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gptkb:Arrian's_Anabasis
gptkb:Plutarch's_Lives
gptkb:Polybius'_Histories
gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus'_Bibliotheca_Historica
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:Ancient_Greece
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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revolutionized warfare
influenced_Byzantine_military_tactics
influenced_European_military_tactics
influenced_Ottoman_military_tactics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Macedonian phalanx
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Roman_legions
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gptkbp:inheritsFrom
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gptkb:Greek_hoplite_phalanx
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gptkbp:inspiration
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later military formations
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gptkbp:keyIssues
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depth of formation
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gptkbp:legacy
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foundation of modern military tactics
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gptkbp:notable_player
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overlapping shields
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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Battle of Gaugamela
Battle of Issus
Battle of Granicus
Battle of Chaeronea
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gptkbp:popularActivities
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gptkb:Ptolemy_I_Soter
gptkb:Demetrius_I_of_Macedon
gptkb:Antigonus_I_Monophthalmus
gptkb:Cassander
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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light infantry
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gptkbp:supportRole
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range and reach
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gptkbp:tactics
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shield wall
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gptkbp:training
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rigorous drills
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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typically 256 men
heavily armed infantry
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
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gptkbp:usedIn
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siege warfare
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