What the records say
- When
- Dec 335 BCE
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 40.64° N, 20.96° E
- Description
- siege undertaken by Alexander the Great against the Illyrian tribes
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Siege of Pelium
Siege by Alexander the Great against the Illyrians (335 BC)
The siege of Pelium was undertaken by Alexander the Great against the Illyrian tribes in parts of what is modern-day Albania. It was critical for Alexander to take this pass as it provided easy access to Illyria and Macedonia, which was urgently needed in order to quell the unrest in Greece at this time in Athens and Thebes.
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