Battle of the Elephants
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The Battle of the Elephants was a Hellenistic-era clash in which Seleucid king Antiochus I famously used war elephants to secure a decisive victory over invading Galatian forces in Asia Minor.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Elephants canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic-era battle
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battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Galatian forces
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Seleucid forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Galatian army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seleucid army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Antiochus I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| describedAs | famous victory of Antiochus I over the Galatians ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Antiochus I Soter
NERFINISHED
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Galatian forces ⓘ Galatians NERFINISHED ⓘ Seleucid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfVictoriousSide | Antiochus I Soter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of war elephants against Galatian infantry ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Galatian invaders ⓘ |
| outcome | repulse of Galatian invasion ⓘ |
| partOf | Seleucid–Galatian conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Seleucid victory
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decisive victory for Antiochus I ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Asia Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInBattle | war elephants ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryTechnology | elephantry ⓘ |
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