The Siege of Halicarnassus occurred in 334 BC.  This event is very important because of naval supremacy.  Alexander the Great did not have a navy.  Therefore Persia dominated the waters in the area.  In order to set up a new defense, their navy sailed to Halicarnassus.  Orontobates and Memnon, two Persian leaders with Orontobates being an Greek mercenary, entrenched themselves in the city of Halicarnassus with Alexander the Great's army on the way. Alexander the Great eventually broke through the walls with it being impossible to starve the city out.With defeat on the horizon, Orontobates and Memnon set the city on fire with strong wind burning most of the city.  This was a very difficult victory with defeat very possible many of time for Alexander the Great.  However, with the complete siege, he was able to gain the loyalty of the area rest of the war.


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