Granicus

[grә'naikәs]

Definition

(noun.) the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC).

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Examples

A Persian army not very much greater than his own gave battle on the banks of the Granicus (334 B.C.) and was destroyed. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.

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