Thessalian cavalry

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Macedonia
gptkbp:allies with Thebes
various Greek city-states
gptkbp:armament gptkb:sword
gptkb:spear
gptkbp:cavalry_type gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:combat_role flanking and pursuit
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Macedonian_Wars
gptkbp:contribution Greek military tactics
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in art and literature
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of Thessalian pride
gptkbp:decline gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkbp:equipment light armor
gptkbp:famous_for speed and mobility
gptkbp:fighting_style shock cavalry
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Xenophon's_writings
gptkbp:historical_impact on Greek warfare
gptkbp:historical_legacy influenced Roman cavalry
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Classical_Greece
gptkbp:historical_role defense of Thessaly
gptkbp:historical_significance influenced later cavalry units
gptkbp:historical_source Plutarch's accounts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thessalian cavalry
gptkbp:influenced_by Macedonian cavalry tactics
Persian cavalry tactics
gptkbp:known_for superior horsemen
gptkbp:military_strategy wedge formation
gptkbp:military_technology use of cavalry in battle
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Chaeronea
gptkb:Battle_of_Crocus_Field
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Philip_II_of_Macedon
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Gaugamela
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Jason_of_Pherae
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Thessaly
gptkbp:part_of ancient Greek military
gptkbp:recruited_from Thessalian nobility
gptkbp:reputation elite cavalry force
gptkbp:role Greek city-states warfare
gptkbp:size large contingents
gptkbp:strategic_importance flanking enemy formations
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
hit-and-run tactics
encirclement maneuvers
gptkbp:training extensive horsemanship
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Granicus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5