Among their slain the proportion of men of rank was unusually large.

The list included Spithridates, satrap of Lydia, Mithrobarzanes, governor of Cappadocia, Pharnaces, a brother-in-law, and Mithridates, a son-in-law of Darius, Arbupales, a grandson of Artaxerxes Mnemon, Omares, the commander of the mercenaries, Niphates, Petines, and Ehoesaces, generals.

The Greek loss is said to have been exceedingly small.

Aristobulus made the total number of the slain thirty-four; Arrian gives it as one hundred and fifteen, or a little over.

It has been suspected that even the latter estimate is below the truth; but the analogy furnished by the other great victories of the Greeks over the Persians tends rather to confirm Arrian's statement.
The battle of the Granicus threw open to Alexander the whole of Asia Minor.