Companions of Alexander the Great

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Macedonian aristocratic corps elite cavalry military unit

The Companions of Alexander the Great were an elite group of Macedonian nobles and generals who served as his closest military and political associates during his campaigns of conquest.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Macedonian aristocratic corps ⓘ
elite cavalry ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Companion cavalry ⓘ
Hetairoi NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Macedonian court NERFINISHED ⓘ
royal council of Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
composedOf Macedonian generals ⓘ
Macedonian nobility ⓘ
country Kingdom of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ
dissolved after death of Alexander the Great ⓘ
doctrine coordinated action with Macedonian phalanx ⓘ
decisive cavalry charge against enemy center ⓘ
equipment heavy cavalry armor ⓘ
helmet ⓘ
long thrusting spear (xyston) ⓘ
shield (sometimes omitted) ⓘ
garrisonLocation Pella NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception 4th century BC ⓘ
influenced Hellenistic successor cavalry units ⓘ
later heavy cavalry traditions ⓘ
language Ancient Macedonian Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch cavalry ⓘ
notableCommander Antipater NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cleitus the Black NERFINISHED ⓘ
Coenus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Craterus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hephaestion NERFINISHED ⓘ
Leonnatus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parmenion NERFINISHED ⓘ
Perdiccas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philotas NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Macedonian army NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy earlier Macedonian royal cavalry ⓘ
recruitedFrom Macedonian upper classes ⓘ
royal pages and court circle ⓘ
role Alexander’s personal guard ⓘ
shock cavalry ⓘ
strategic reserve ⓘ
subUnit ile (squadron) ⓘ
tacticalFormation wedge formation ⓘ
usedInConflict Battle of Gaugamela NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Granicus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Hydaspes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Issus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wars of Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Seleucus I Nicator → memberOf → Companions of Alexander the Great ⓘ
Craterus → memberOf → Companions of Alexander the Great ⓘ
Leonnatus → memberOf → Companions of Alexander the Great ⓘ