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“Then he fought those glorious Solyms …
and his son Peisandros fighting the Solyms
He was killed by Ares, who can’t get enough of war …”

As soon as the fearless Alexander sees Termessos, he wants
to besiege the city and take it under his control. However, it is
not easy to reach Termessos, which resembles an eagle’s nest
due to its location. In order to reach Termessos, Alexander and
his army have to cross a narrow and steep road of about 9 ki-
lometers. However, this was not enough to reach Termessos.
Since the city was situated on the important commercial roads
connecting the provinces, the people of Termessos had also
built a high wall to control the pass. Alexander had to cross over

Fig. 51: The High Valley where the City of Termessos is located.
Photo by S. Pamuk

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