Siege of Miletus

Quand

334 av. J.-C.

Type

Siège

Coordonnées

37.53° N, 27.28° E

Description

siege during the Wars of Alexander the Great (334 BC)

334 BC siege in southern Ionia

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.

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