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Owen Jarus

Lost site of Alexander the Great's famous battle against ancient Persians discovered in Turkey

An engraving of Alexander the Great fighting at Granicus.

Researchers may have finally identified the site where Alexander the Great fought the Battle of the Granicus against the Persian Empire.

The site is about 6 miles (10 kilometers) north of the city of Biga in northwest Turkey. In 334 B.C. Alexander's forces defeated the Persians at the battlefield, which enabled them to establish a foothold in Persian territory and push deeper into the Middle East.

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