Disambiguation evidence for Battle of Granicus via surface form
"Battle of the Granicus"
As subject (46)
Triples where this entity appears as subject under the
label "Battle of the Granicus".
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| AlexanderRisk | Alexander nearly killed in combat ⓘ |
| AlexanderRole | personally led the Companion cavalry charge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Granicus
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the River Granicus
|
| associatedWith | Achaemenid satrapies in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Companion cavalry ⓘ |
| belligerent | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| belligerent | Greek allied contingents ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Macedon
|
| belligerent |
Macedon
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian Empire
|
| belligerent |
Persian satraps
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian satraps of Asia Minor
|
| combatantStrength | Macedonian army with Companion cavalry and phalanx ⓘ |
| combatantStrength | Persian cavalry and Greek mercenary infantry ⓘ |
| commander | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| commander | Arsites ⓘ |
| commander | Memnon of Rhodes ⓘ |
| commander | Parmenion ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Alexander’s Asian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian conquest of the Achaemenid Empire
|
| conflictIn | Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| date | 334 BC ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period (early phase) ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Halicarnassus ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Miletus ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
ⓘ
surface form:
Arrian's Anabasis of Alexander
|
| historicalSource | Diodorus Siculus ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Life of Alexander
ⓘ
surface form:
Plutarch's Life of Alexander
|
| instanceOf | ancient battle ⓘ |
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Asia Minor ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dardanelles
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellespont
|
| locatedOnRiver |
Hydraotes River
ⓘ
surface form:
Granicus River
|
| notableEvent | Cleitus the Black saved Alexander's life ⓘ |
| partOf | Alexander the Great's campaigns ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence | encouraged Greek cities in Asia Minor to submit to Alexander ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence | weakened Persian defensive strategy in the west ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Macedonian invasion of Asia Minor
ⓘ
surface form:
Crossing of the Hellespont by Alexander the Great
|
| result | Macedonian victory ⓘ |
| result | decisive Macedonian victory ⓘ |
| significance | first major victory of Alexander the Great over the Persian Empire ⓘ |
| significance | opened the way for the conquest of Asia Minor ⓘ |
| significance | secured Alexander's foothold in Asia ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed | frontal cavalry assault across river ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed | use of Companion cavalry wedge formation ⓘ |
| territorialConsequence | Macedonian control of western Asia Minor ⓘ |
| territorialConsequence | collapse of Persian authority in much of Asia Minor ⓘ |
| year | 334 BC ⓘ |
As object (2)
Triples where some other subject referred to this entity
as "Battle of the Granicus".