The Battle of the Granicus was a large battle fought between Alexander the Great and the Persian Empire in 334 BC. The battle took place along the Granicus River in what is now modern-day Turkey.
The glorious entrance of Alexander the Great in Babylon as conqueror and savior was the culmination of his achievements.
Over the course of eight years, the armies of Alexander the Great had been on their quest to scour and conquer the known world. Of course, this quest was prompted primarily out of Alexander’s ...
Alexander the Great never set his sights on Rome. Why did this legendary conqueror ignore the future power of the West?