The Phalanx

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military formation
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Macedonian_army
gptkbp:availableIn cavalry tactics
gptkbp:characterizedBy tight infantry formation
gptkbp:composedOf hoplites
gptkbp:culturalImpact depicted in art
symbol of unity
referenced in literature
studied in military academies
influenced modern formations
inspired military theory
gptkbp:currentStatus referenced in popular culture
studied in military history courses
used in historical reenactments
analyzed in military simulations
used in strategy games
gptkbp:developedBy Classical antiquity
gptkbp:employs land battles
gptkbp:formed rectangular
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkb:Macedonian_Empire
Hellenistic period
gptkbp:historicalSignificance military strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Phalanx
gptkbp:influenced Roman_military_formations
gptkbp:influencedBy Greek_warfare
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Philip_II_of_Macedon
gptkb:Ptolemy_I_Soter
gptkb:Antigonus_I_Monophthalmus
gptkb:Leonidas_I
gptkb:Themistocles
Aristotle
Demosthenes
Xenophon
Epaminondas
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Gaugamela
Battle of Marathon
Battle of Thermopylae
Battle of Chaeronea
gptkbp:notableFor effective combat tactics
gptkbp:replacedBy legion formation
gptkbp:requires discipline
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
shield wall
formation depth
spear thrusting
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Ancient_Greece