Alexander III and his cavalry fight furiously during the Battle at the Granicus.

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Related Conflict :	Battle of the Granicus, Wars of Alexander The Great
Perpetrator (Person) :	Alexander III the Great Origin: Macedonian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :	Cavalry of Alexander the Great Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Person) :	Memnon Origin: Rhodian, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Direct Consequence: defeat
Victim (Group) :	Army of Memnon Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: defeat
Third Party (Group) :	Army of Alexander III the Great Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Plutarch, Alexander 16.6Plutarch Alexander 16.6 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Granikos (Biga Çayı)
Time Periode :	Hellenistic Greece
Century :	4 B.C.
Year :	334 B.C.
Context :	war/military campaign battle
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Original Text :	ἐν τούτῳ δὲ κινδύνου καὶ ἀγῶνος οὔσης τῆς ἱππομαχίας ἥ τε φάλαγξ διέβαινε τῶν Μακεδόνων καὶ συνῆγον αἱ πεζαὶ δυνάμεις
Translation :	While Alexander's cavalry were making such a dangerous and furious fight, the Macedonian phalanx crossed the river and the infantry forces on both sides engaged.
Edition :	Plutarch. Plutarch's Lives. with an English Translation by. Bernadotte Perrin. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press. London. William Heinemann Ltd. 1919. 7.
Remark :	victim: According to the entry in the New Pauly, Memnon was in command at the Granicus. http://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/granicus-e427330
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