Cleitus the Black saved Alexander's life

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historicalEvent militaryIncident

Cleitus the Black saving Alexander's life refers to the famous incident during the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC when the Macedonian officer intervened in combat to prevent King Alexander the Great from being killed by a Persian attack.

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Label	Occurrences
Cleitus the Black saved Alexander's life canonical	1
Cleitus the Black severed the Persian's arm with his weapon	1
Cleitus the Black struck the Persian attacker	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historicalEvent ⓘ militaryIncident ⓘ
actionTaken	Cleitus the Black saved Alexander's life self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cleitus the Black severed the Persian's arm with his weapon Cleitus the Black saved Alexander's life self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cleitus the Black struck the Persian attacker
AlexanderRole	commander of the Macedonian army ⓘ king of Macedon ⓘ
battlePhase	cavalry engagement near the beginning of the Battle of the Granicus ⓘ
CleitusRole	Macedonian officer ⓘ companion cavalry commander ⓘ
commemoratedIn	classical historiography of Alexander the Great ⓘ
commonlyInterpretedAs	example of personal loyalty among Alexander's companions ⓘ illustration of the dangers Alexander faced in front-line combat ⓘ
description	Cleitus the Black intervened in combat at the Battle of the Granicus to prevent Alexander the Great from being killed by a Persian attack ⓘ
hasAftermath	Alexander the Great was indebted to Cleitus the Black ⓘ Cleitus the Black gained great prestige for bravery ⓘ
hasContext	Invasion of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ surface form: Alexander the Great's invasion of the Achaemenid Empire early phase of the Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ
hasDate	334 BC ⓘ
hasLocation	Asia Minor ⓘ Battle of Granicus ⓘ surface form: Battle of the Granicus Granicus River ⓘ
hasParticipant	Alexander the Great ⓘ Cleitus the Black ⓘ Persian cavalryman ⓘ
hasSource	Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander ⓘ surface form: Arrian's Anabasis of Alexander Diodorus Siculus ⓘ surface form: Diodorus Siculus' Bibliotheca historica Life of Alexander ⓘ surface form: Plutarch's Life of Alexander
historicalPeriod	Hellenistic era beginnings ⓘ
immediateCause	Persian cavalryman struck Alexander and raised weapon for a killing blow ⓘ
involvesPolity	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ surface form: Achaemenid Persian Empire Macedonian army ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources	Ancient Greek ⓘ
partOf	Alexander’s Asian campaign ⓘ surface form: Alexander the Great's Asian campaign
relatedEvent	Alexander the Great killed Cleitus the Black in a drunken quarrel at Maracanda ⓘ
relatedTheme	fragility of royal favor ⓘ ingratitude of rulers ⓘ
result	Alexander the Great avoided death in battle ⓘ Alexander the Great continued to command at the Battle of the Granicus ⓘ Macedonian forces maintained leadership continuity ⓘ
significance	often cited as a turning point that could have ended Alexander's career prematurely ⓘ
threatType	attempted decapitation or killing blow against Alexander ⓘ close-quarters combat ⓘ
weaponUsedByCleitus	sword ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Granicus → notableEvent → Cleitus the Black saved Alexander's life ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of the Granicus

Cleitus the Black saved Alexander's life → actionTaken → Cleitus the Black saved Alexander's life self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cleitus the Black struck the Persian attacker

Cleitus the Black saved Alexander's life → actionTaken → Cleitus the Black saved Alexander's life self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cleitus the Black severed the Persian's arm with his weapon