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.

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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
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
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
heavy cavalry charges
use of missile troops
timePeriod 4th century BCE
5th century BCE
6th century BCE
usedBy Achaemenid kings
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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300 portraysGroup Persian army
Battle of Gaugamela notableUnit Persian army
this entity surface form: Persian Immortals
Persian army alsoKnownAs Persian army
this entity surface form: Achaemenid army
Persian army alsoKnownAs Persian army
this entity surface form: Imperial Persian army
Persian army hasUnit Persian army self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Persian infantry
Median forces successor Persian army
this entity surface form: Achaemenid Persian forces
Marathon plain associatedWith Persian army
Revolt of Inaros in Egypt opposedBy Persian army
this entity surface form: Achaemenid Persian forces
Tigranes militaryBranch Persian army
this entity surface form: Achaemenid army
Mardontes militaryBranch Persian army
this entity surface form: Achaemenid army
Battle of Cunaxa belligerent Persian army
this entity surface form: Achaemenid royal army
Datis militaryBranch Persian army
this entity surface form: Achaemenid army
Siege of Halicarnassus conflictBetween Persian army
this entity surface form: Achaemenid Persian forces
Thespian hoplites opposedTo Persian army
Ten Thousand Greek mercenaries enemyOf Persian army
this entity surface form: Persian royal army
Cyrus the Younger’s revolt hasParticipant Persian army
this entity surface form: Achaemenid royal army
Cyrus the Younger’s revolt involvedForce Persian army
this entity surface form: Achaemenid infantry
Ariaeus servedIn Persian army
this entity surface form: Achaemenid army
Indian contingents of the Achaemenid Empire partOf Persian army
this entity surface form: Achaemenid army
Battle of the Persian Gate combatant Persian army
this entity surface form: Achaemenid Persian forces