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Siege of Aornos
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Date:
327 BCE
Location:
Pakistan
Participants:
Macedonia
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Siege of Aornos

ancient Macedonian history
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Siege of Aornos, (327 bc), conflict in which Alexander the Great seized a nearly impregnable natural stronghold blocking his route to India. Aornos is evidently modern PÄ«r Sarāi, a steep ridge a few miles west of the Indus and north of the Buner rivers in modern Pakistan. Unable to storm the rock, Alexander seized the hill opposite and threatened the Indiansā€™ encampment with his catapults. They retreated but were caught, and many were slaughtered.

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