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Battle of the Granicus

333 BCE · Achaemenid Empire, Asia · War

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.

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