Battle of the Granicus 334 BC: The Greatest Military Campaign in History Begins!

The Battle of the Granicus in May 334 BC was the first of three major battles fought between Alexander the Great of Macedon and the Persian Achaemenid Empire. The battle took place on the road from Abydus to Dascylium, at the crossing of the Granicus in the Troad region, which is now called the Biga River in Turkey. #cinematic #alexanderthegreat Get AD FREE, and EARLY access to Historical videos by becoming a channel Member for as little as $1 a month! =    / @warandhistory.   Thank you to our Emperor Members: JimmyMartinez DavidWBIII GeorgeHare-u2t Francisco ezequiel fabrizio justinadonis1453 novumquaesitor “Steve” Kaiser of History David Jaime Thank you to our Consul Members: YSarpkaya Codraisc Shawn Finlay Jesus Colon Decebal Popescu Arthur Morgan Maximus Chuck Stanley Pavel Mareš Rokiah Muhd wadeson Jr Communio Sanctorum Huge Discount on Total War Games (Game used for this Battle: TOTAL WAR: ROME II) = https://www.instant-gaming.com/en/sea... ⬇ The Mods Used ⬇ (TOTAL WAR: ROME 2) Orbis terrarum II - Open Beta Gerula Graphics Enhancement DeI - Various Animation | Legendary Empires Patch | DeI - Various Animation Tweaks & Stuff LEGENDARY EMPIRES Divide et Impera 1- 3 ⬇ Sources used ⬇ Arrian — Anabasis of Alexander https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46976... Plutarch — Life of Alexander https://www.livius.org/sources/conten... ⬇ Music ⬇ A total war Saga Troy: ( composed by Richard Beddow)