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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Alexander_the_Great
gptkb:Ptolemy
gptkb:Antigonus
gptkb:Antigonus_I_Monophthalmus
gptkb:Darius_III
gptkb:Mithridates_VI
gptkb:Alexander
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gptkbp:aftermath
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opened up Asia Minor to Alexander
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gptkbp:age
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around 22 years old
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Persian_army
gptkb:Macedonian_army
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Spithridates
gptkb:Parmenion
gptkb:Hephaestion
gptkb:Cleitus_the_Black
Roxane's father
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gptkbp:date
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334 BC
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gptkbp:depicted_in
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various artworks and literature
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gptkbp:famous_for
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the bravery of Alexander the Great
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gptkbp:fought_in
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the banks of the Granicus River
Macedonia and Persia
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gptkbp:has_ability
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approximately 30,000 Macedonians
approximately 20,000 Persians
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of the larger conflict between Greece and Persia
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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led the Macedonian forces
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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paved the way for further conquests
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gptkbp:historical_source
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gptkb:Arrian's_Anabasis
gptkb:Plutarch's_Life_of_Alexander
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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the Battle of the Granicus
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gptkbp:influenced
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subsequent battles in Alexander's campaign
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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local allies
infantry and cavalry
Greek mercenaries
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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crossing of the river by Macedonian forces
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gptkbp:led_to
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the fall of Persian satrapies in Asia Minor
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Granicus_River
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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' For the King!'
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gptkbp:notable_for
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the use of heavy cavalry
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gptkbp:part_of
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Alexander's campaign against Persia
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Macedonian_victory
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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the death of many Persian nobles
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gptkbp:significance
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gptkb:first_major_battle_of_Alexander_the_Great
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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established Macedonian dominance in the region
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gptkbp:tactics
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cavalry charge
to engage the enemy directly
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