Wars of Alexander the Great
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The Wars of Alexander the Great were a series of military campaigns in the late 4th century BCE through which Alexander of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece and Egypt to Persia and parts of India.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Wars of Alexander the Great Context triple: [Asian campaign, partOf, Wars of Alexander the Great]
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A.
The Battles of Alexander
The Battles of Alexander is a celebrated series of grand historical paintings by Charles Le Brun depicting key military victories of Alexander the Great.
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Macedonian Wars
The Macedonian Wars were a series of conflicts in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE in which the Roman Republic fought and ultimately defeated the Hellenistic kingdom of Macedon, leading to Roman dominance in Greece.
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C.
Greco-Persian Wars
The Greco-Persian Wars were a series of early 5th-century BCE conflicts in which a coalition of Greek city-states, including Athens and Sparta, repelled invasions by the vast Achaemenid Persian Empire, shaping the course of classical Greek civilization.
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Battle of Gaugamela
The Battle of Gaugamela was a decisive 331 BC clash in which Alexander the Great defeated Persian king Darius III, effectively leading to the fall of the Achaemenid Empire and securing Macedonian dominance in the Near East.
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E.
Roman–Persian Wars
The Roman–Persian Wars were a centuries-long series of conflicts between the Roman (and later Byzantine) Empire and successive Iranian empires that shaped the political and military balance of power in the ancient Near East.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wars of Alexander the Great Target entity description: The Wars of Alexander the Great were a series of military campaigns in the late 4th century BCE through which Alexander of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece and Egypt to Persia and parts of India.
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A.
The Battles of Alexander
The Battles of Alexander is a celebrated series of grand historical paintings by Charles Le Brun depicting key military victories of Alexander the Great.
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B.
Macedonian Wars
The Macedonian Wars were a series of conflicts in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE in which the Roman Republic fought and ultimately defeated the Hellenistic kingdom of Macedon, leading to Roman dominance in Greece.
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C.
Greco-Persian Wars
The Greco-Persian Wars were a series of early 5th-century BCE conflicts in which a coalition of Greek city-states, including Athens and Sparta, repelled invasions by the vast Achaemenid Persian Empire, shaping the course of classical Greek civilization.
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D.
Battle of Gaugamela
The Battle of Gaugamela was a decisive 331 BC clash in which Alexander the Great defeated Persian king Darius III, effectively leading to the fall of the Achaemenid Empire and securing Macedonian dominance in the Near East.
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E.
Roman–Persian Wars
The Roman–Persian Wars were a centuries-long series of conflicts between the Roman (and later Byzantine) Empire and successive Iranian empires that shaped the political and military balance of power in the ancient Near East.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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military campaign series ⓘ |
| cause |
Macedonian ambition to conquer Persia
ⓘ
succession of Alexander to the Macedonian throne ⓘ |
| commander | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Chaeronea
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Battle of Gaugamela ⓘ Battle of Issus ⓘ Battle of Granicus ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Granicus
Battle of the Hydaspes ⓘ Siege of Gaza ⓘ Siege of Halicarnassus ⓘ Siege of Thebes (335 BCE) ⓘ Siege of Tyre ⓘ |
| endTime | 323 BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Wars of the Diadochi ⓘ |
| follows | reign of Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Balkan campaign
ⓘ
Campaigns in Central Asia ⓘ Macedonian conquest of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Conquest of Egypt
Indian campaign ⓘ Invasion of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ Macedonian campaign in Greece ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic period (early phase)
|
| languageOfSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| location |
Asia Minor
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Central Asia ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Greece ⓘ Indus Valley ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
Mesopotamia ⓘ Persia ⓘ |
| mainParticipant |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Alexander the Great ⓘ Darius III ⓘ Egyptians ⓘ Greek city-states ⓘ Indian kingdoms ⓘ Macedonian army ⓘ |
| notableStrategy |
combined arms tactics
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use of heavy cavalry (Companion cavalry) ⓘ use of the Macedonian phalanx ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Darius III
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King Porus ⓘ
surface form:
Porus
|
| result |
Hellenistic cultural expansion
ⓘ
collapse of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ expansion of Macedonian Empire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Siege of Persepolis
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surface form:
burning of Persepolis
Dardanelles ⓘ
surface form:
crossing of the Hellespont
founding of Alexandria in Egypt ⓘ mutiny at the Hyphasis River ⓘ |
| startTime | 336 BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Wars of Alexander the Great Description of subject: The Wars of Alexander the Great were a series of military campaigns in the late 4th century BCE through which Alexander of Macedon conquered a vast empire stretching from Greece and Egypt to Persia and parts of India.
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Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
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Alexander’s Indian campaign
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Alexander’s campaign in India
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Battle of the Granicus
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Alexander the Great's Indian campaign
this entity surface form:
Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
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Alexander the Great’s Indian campaign
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Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
this entity surface form:
Alexander the Great's Indian campaign
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Battle of the Hydaspes
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Alexander the Great's Indian campaign
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Alexander the Great's Indian campaign
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Campaigns of Alexander
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Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
this entity surface form:
Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
this entity surface form:
Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
this entity surface form:
Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
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Indian campaign of Alexander the Great
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campaigns of Alexander the Great