What the records say
- When
- 334 BCE
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.04° N, 27.42° E
- Description
- siege between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 334 BC
Siege of Halicarnassus
Siege by Alexander the Great in 334 BC
The siege of Halicarnassus was fought between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 334 BC. Alexander, who had no navy, was constantly being threatened by the Persian navy. It continuously attempted to provoke an engagement with Alexander, who would not oblige them. Eventually, the Persian fleet sailed to Halicarnassus, in order to establish a new defense.
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- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Александр без боя занимает Сарды, Эфес”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “حصار هاليكارناسوس”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page