Siege of Miletus
37°31′49″N 27°16′42″E / 37.53028°N 27.27833°E / 37.53028; 27.27833Result Macedonian victory Territorial
changes Alexander controls Ionia Belligerents Macedonia
Hellenic League 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
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Hellenic League
Nicanor
Hephaestion
300 Milesians
Miletus
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Location of the siege of Miletus- v
- t
- e
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