The siege of Miletus was Alexander the Great's first siege and naval encounter with the Achaemenid Empire.

This siege was directed against Miletus, a city in southern Ionia, which is now located in the Aydın province of modern-day Turkey.

During the battle, Parmenion's son Philotas would be key in preventing the Persian Navy from finding safe anchorage.

[1] It was captured by Parmenion's son, Nicanor in 334 BC.

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