December
22
/ 2024
The site of one of Alexander the Great’s most important battles, the Battle of the Granicus River (334 BC), has been found by historians and archaeologists in the province of Çanakkale in northwestern Turkey . It was here that Alexander’s Macedonian forces scored their first victory over the mighty Persian army, which allowed one of history’s most legendary empire builders to continue his march into the very heart of his enemy’s territory. The audacious campaign of conquest launched by Alexander the Great against the Achaemenid Empire of Persia ultimately led to the establishment of the vast and powerful Macedonian Empire , which dominated a huge swath of the eastern Mediterranean region under Alexander’s able leadership. Alexander’s victory over the Persians
