Siege of Miletus
333 BCE siege
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 is located in Turkey](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Turkey_relief_location_map.jpg/300px-Turkey_relief_location_map.jpg)
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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
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1200km
820miles
820miles
Babylon
15
![Death of Alexander the Great 10 or 11 June 323 BC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Malavas
14
![Mallian campaign November 326 – February 325 BC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Hydaspes
13
![Battle of the Hydaspes May 326 BCE](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Cophen
12
![Cophen campaign May 327 BC – March 326 BC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Cyropolis
11
![Siege of Cyropolis 329 BC Battle of Jaxartes October 329 BC Siege of the Sogdian Rock 327 BC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Persian Gate
10
![Battle of the Persian Gate 20 January 330 BC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Uxians
9
![Battle of the Uxian Defile December 331 BC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Gaugamela
8
![Battle of Gaugamela 1 October 331 BC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Alexandria
7
![Foundation of Alexandria 331 BC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Gaza
6
![Siege of Gaza October 332 BC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Tyre
5
![Siege of Tyre (332 BC) January–July 332 BC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Issus
4
![Battle of Issus 334 BC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Miletus
3
![Siege of Miletus 334 BC Siege of Halicarnassus 334 BC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Granicus
2
![Battle of the Granicus May, 334 BC](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
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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