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 onto the defensive in the cities that remained under their control in the region.
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Alexander the Great, Parmenion, Turkey, 
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Location: 40.2281, 27.2422, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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- Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheke 17.1-61: A Translation & Historical Commentary - 2019 doctoral thesis by Andrew Thomas Stopyra at University of Otago, Q1860
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | Battle of the Granicus | Roman Republic, battle, Kingdom of Pontus | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 333 | Battle of the Granicus | Alexander the Great, battle, Parmenion | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Alacaoluk Castle | fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Arabakonağı Castle | ruins, fortress | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Çal Castle | fortress | Wikidata | |