Siege of Miletus | |||||||||
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Part of the Wars of Alexander the Great | |||||||||
![]() The capture of Miletus by Andre Castaigne | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Achaemenid Empire Milesian allies | |||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Alexander the Great Nicanor Hephaestion | Hegesistratus | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
160 ships |
400 ships (not engaged) 300 Milesians | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Light | Heavy | ||||||||
Location of the siege of Miletus |
![Map](https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm,3,35,48,304x160.png?lang=en)
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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
current battle
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
[edit]- ^ Lendering, Jona (13 March 2019). "Philotas". www.livius.org. Retrieved 2020-08-28.