Battle of the Granicus
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title:
Battle of the Granicus
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The Battle of the Granicus in May 334 BC was the first of three major battles fought between Alexander the Great of Macedon and the Persian Achaemenid Empire. The battle took place on the road from Abydus to Dascylium, at the crossing of the Granicus in the Troad region, which is now called the Biga River in Turkey. In the battle Alexander defeated the field army of the Persian satraps of Asia Minor, which defended the river crossing. After this battle, the Persians were forced on the defensive
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Battle fought between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenids
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Granicus
date created:
2004-06-23T05:55:07Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T08:19:09Z
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