The site of one of the most decisive battles in history, the Battle of Granicus, where Alexander the Great first defeated the Persians in pursuit of all of Asia Minor, has finally been located in ...

Historians in Turkey have made a groundbreaking discovery, identifying what they believe to be the exact location of the Battle of the Granicus, the first major victory of Alexander the Great. This ...

Its sculpture, on this theory, represents the battle of Arbela, a lion hunt and the battle of Granicus. The sarcophagus is nearly twelve feet long, seven high and five and a half broad ...