November 12, 333 BC. The second triumph of M. Alexander over the Persians, after Granikos, in the Battle of Issus. This time, his opponent was their king himself, Darius III, who panicked and fled in disorder. Losses of Persians 30,000, Greeks 7,000
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A pot overflowing with Persian gold coins, likely a lost mercenary payday from the 5th century BC, has been discovered beneath a house in the ancient Greek city of Notion, Turkey. This remarkable find, consisting of Persian darics – gold coins each worth a month’s soldier’s pay – was unearthed during a meticulously controlled archaeological dig, a rarity that adds to the mystery of the hidden hoard.
Alexander the Great Defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus on May 22, 334 B.C
A remarkable discovery in Turkey has unveiled a marble head of Alexander the Great, the renowned ancient ruler, with a distinctive lion’s mane hairstyle.
November 12, 333 BC. The second triumph of M. Alexander over the Persians, after Granikos, in the Battle of Issus. This time, his opponent was their king himself, Darius III, who panicked and fled in disorder. Losses of Persians 30,000, Greeks 7,000
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