Thorakitai

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient infantry soldier
gptkbp:activePeriod 3rd century BCE
2nd century BCE
gptkbp:carries gptkb:shield
gptkb:sword
javelin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thorakitai
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Roman_legionaries
gptkbp:replacedBy peltasts
Roman-style infantry
gptkbp:role medium infantry
versatile infantry
gptkbp:tactics skirmishing
phalanx formation
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Pontic_Kingdom
gptkb:Seleucid_Empire
gptkb:Ptolemaic_Egypt
gptkb:Achaean_League
Hellenistic armies
Greek armies
Macedonian armies
gptkbp:wornBy gptkb:shield
thōrax (cuirass)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Greek_Peltasts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7