Back Обсада на Согдианската скала Bulgarian Setge de la Roca Sogdiana Catalan Sogdischer Felsen German Πολιορκία του βράχου της Σογδιανής Greek Sitio de la Roca Sogdiana Spanish המצור על הסלע הסוגדיאני HE ソグディアナ攻防戦 Japanese Zdobycie Skały w Sogdianie Polish Rochedo Soguediano Portuguese Горная война Александра Македонского Russian
| Siege of the Sogdian Rock | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Wars of Alexander the Great | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 MacedonLeague of Corinth | Sogdiana | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Alexander the Great | Arimazes | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 300 | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 30 | Presumably none | ||||||||
  Sogdian Rock Location of the Sogdian Rock | |||||||||
1200km
820miles
820miles
Babylon
15
Malavas
14
Hydaspes
13
Cophen
12
Sogdian Rock
11
Persian Gate
10
Uxians
9
Gaugamela
8
Alexandria
7
Gaza
6
Tyre
5
Issus
4
Miletus
3
Granicus
2
Pella
1
current battle
The Sogdian Rock or Rock of Ariamazes, a fortress located north of Bactria in Sogdiana (near Samarkand), ruled by Arimazes, was captured by the forces of Alexander the Great in the early spring of 327 BC as part of his conquest of the Achaemenid Empire.[a][2][1]
- ^ a b Horn & Spencer 2012, p. 40.
- ^ Arrian 1958, section 4.18.4-19.6.
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