Zusammenfassung der Ressource
The Granicus
- 334 BC
- After Troy
- Before disbanding of fleet
- Men
- Opposition was
40,000 strong
- Only battle where Alexander
had more men than the
opposition
- Scouts were incompetent
- The Companions
- Parmenio
- Suggested that Alexander wait
till the next morning to attack
- Plutarch & Arrian say he did not
take this advice
- Diodorus says he
took this advice
- Alexander
- Almost killed by Spithridates
- Cleitus the Black saved him