Siege of Miletus
334 BC siege in southern Ionia
37°31′49″N 27°16′42″E / 37.53028°N 27.27833°E / 37.53028; 27.27833changes
- Macedonian Empire
- Hellenic League
Nicanor
Hephaestion
300 Milesians
Miletus
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Alexander's
Persian campaigns
Persian campaigns
- Granicus (334 BC)
- Miletus (334 BC)
- Halicarnassus (334 BC)
- Issus (333 BC)
- Tyre (332 BC)
- Gaza (332 BC)
- Gaugamela (331 BC)
- Uxian Defile (331 BC)
- Persian Gate (330 BC)
- Cyropolis (329 BC)
- Jaxartes (329 BC)
- Gabai (328 BC)
- Sogdian Rock (327 BC)
Alexander the Great
1200km
820miles
820miles
Babylon
15
Malavas
14
Hydaspes
13
Cophen
12
Cyropolis
11
Persian Gate
10
Uxians
9
Gaugamela
8
Alexandria
7
Gaza
6
Tyre
5
Issus
4
Miletus
3
Granicus
2
Pella
1
The siege of Miletus was Alexander the Great's first siege and naval encounter with the Achaemenid Empire. This siege was directed against Miletus, a city in southern Ionia, which is now located in the Aydın province of modern-day Turkey. During the battle, Parmenion's son Philotas would be key in preventing the Persian Navy from finding safe anchorage.[1] It was captured by Parmenion's son, Nicanor in 334 BC.
References
- ^ Lendering, Jona (13 March 2019). "Philotas". www.livius.org. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
External links
- Discussion on Livius.org
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