Granicus Definition

grənīkəs
pronoun

A river in north-western Anatolia, where Alexander the Great defeated the forces of the Persian Empire under Darius III.

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Origin of Granicus

  • From Latin Granicus, from Ancient Greek Γρανικός (Granikos).

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Granicus Sentence Examples

  • But strategic considerations were cancelled by the Persian barons' code of chivalry, and Alexander found them waiting for him on the banks of the Granicus.

  • From Ephesus indeed the garrison fled upon the news of Granicus, but Miletus required a siege.

  • He led the left wing in the battles of the Granicus, Issus and Gaugamela.

  • The most celebrated streams of the Troad are the Granicus (Bigha Chai) and the Scamander (Menderes Su), both rising in Mt.

  • But his advice was overridden by the Persian satraps, who forced him to fight at the Granicus.

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