1. Besieged Halicarnassus

    · Halicarnassus (Bodrum), Muğla Province, Türkiye

    Besieged Halicarnassus
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    Alexander's army encountered its strongest early resistance at Halicarnassus, the Persian naval base in Caria. The source gives autumn 334 BCE, so year-level precision is used.

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