Persian army
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The Persian army was the formidable military force of the ancient Persian Empire, known for its vast size, diverse troops from many subject peoples, and major clashes with Greek city-states during the Greco-Persian Wars.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Achaemenid army | 6 |
| Achaemenid Persian forces | 4 |
| Persian army canonical | 4 |
| Achaemenid royal army | 2 |
| Achaemenid infantry | 1 |
| Imperial Persian army | 1 |
| Persian Immortals | 1 |
| Persian infantry | 1 |
| Persian royal army | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2022260 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Persian army Context triple: [300, portraysGroup, Persian army]
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A.
Spartan army
The Spartan army was the highly disciplined and professional land force of ancient Sparta, renowned for its rigorous training, strict military culture, and effectiveness in hoplite warfare.
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B.
Babylonian forces
Babylonian forces were the military armies of the Neo-Babylonian Empire that played a decisive role in toppling Assyria and expanding Babylon’s dominance in the ancient Near East.
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army of Cyrus the Younger
The army of Cyrus the Younger was the multinational force of Greek mercenaries and Persian troops that backed Cyrus’s failed bid for the Persian throne and whose retreat was famously chronicled in Xenophon’s Anabasis.
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D.
Perizzites
The Perizzites were an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as inhabitants of Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.
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E.
Athenian army
The Athenian army was the land-based military force of ancient Athens, composed largely of citizen-soldiers who defended the city-state and fought in its numerous wars across classical Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Persian army Target entity description: The Persian army was the formidable military force of the ancient Persian Empire, known for its vast size, diverse troops from many subject peoples, and major clashes with Greek city-states during the Greco-Persian Wars.
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A.
Spartan army
The Spartan army was the highly disciplined and professional land force of ancient Sparta, renowned for its rigorous training, strict military culture, and effectiveness in hoplite warfare.
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B.
Babylonian forces
Babylonian forces were the military armies of the Neo-Babylonian Empire that played a decisive role in toppling Assyria and expanding Babylon’s dominance in the ancient Near East.
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C.
army of Cyrus the Younger
The army of Cyrus the Younger was the multinational force of Greek mercenaries and Persian troops that backed Cyrus’s failed bid for the Persian throne and whose retreat was famously chronicled in Xenophon’s Anabasis.
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D.
Perizzites
The Perizzites were an ancient people mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as inhabitants of Canaan prior to the Israelite settlement.
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E.
Athenian army
The Athenian army was the land-based military force of ancient Athens, composed largely of citizen-soldiers who defended the city-state and fought in its numerous wars across classical Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient military force
ⓘ
army ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Persian army
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid army
Persian army ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Persian army
|
| commandedBy |
Cyrus the Great
ⓘ
Darius I of Persia ⓘ
surface form:
Darius I
Xerxes I ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
contingents organized by ethnic origin
ⓘ
royal guard ⓘ satrapal levies ⓘ |
| country | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| eliteUnit | Immortals ⓘ |
| equipment |
bows
ⓘ
scale armor ⓘ short swords ⓘ spears ⓘ wicker shields ⓘ |
| estimatedSize | hundreds of thousands in major campaigns ⓘ |
| garrisonRole | fortresses across the empire ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
Immortals
ⓘ
Persian cavalry ⓘ Persian army self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Persian infantry
archers ⓘ chariotry ⓘ naval contingents from subject peoples ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Achaemenid royal inscriptions
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Herodotus ⓘ Xenophon ⓘ |
| logistics |
imperial supply depots
ⓘ
royal road system ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Gaugamela
ⓘ
Battle of Issus ⓘ Battle of Marathon ⓘ Battle of Mycale ⓘ Battle of Plataea ⓘ Battle of Salamis ⓘ Battle of Thermopylae ⓘ |
| notableConflict | Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| opponent |
Athens
ⓘ
Greek city-states ⓘ Macedonian army ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian army of Alexander the Great
Sparta ⓘ |
| partOf | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
defense of the Achaemenid Empire
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expansion of imperial territory ⓘ |
| recruitmentFrom |
Armenians
ⓘ
Babylonians ⓘ Bactrians ⓘ Cappadocians ⓘ Egyptians ⓘ Elam ⓘ
surface form:
Elamites
Indians ⓘ Ionians ⓘ Lydians ⓘ Medes ⓘ Persians ⓘ Phoenician civilization ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenicians
Saka people ⓘ
surface form:
Saka
Scythia ⓘ
surface form:
Scythians
Thracians ⓘ |
| tactics |
combined arms
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heavy cavalry charges ⓘ use of missile troops ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century BCE
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5th century BCE ⓘ 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Achaemenid kings
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Artaxerxes I of Persia ⓘ
surface form:
Artaxerxes I
Cambyses II ⓘ Cyrus the Great ⓘ Darius I of Persia ⓘ
surface form:
Darius I
Xerxes I ⓘ |
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Subject: Persian army Description of subject: The Persian army was the formidable military force of the ancient Persian Empire, known for its vast size, diverse troops from many subject peoples, and major clashes with Greek city-states during the Greco-Persian Wars.
Referenced by (21)
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