According to Daniel chapter 2, the dream involved an immense image with a head of gold, breasts and arms of silver, belly and thighs of copper, legs of iron, and feet of iron mixed with clay.
आशिया मायनरच्या (आता तुर्की) नैऋत्य किनाऱ्‍यावर ग्रेनिकस नदीजवळ सिकंदरने आपली पहिली लढाई जिंकली.