Omares From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Omares (Greek: Ὠμάρης) was a Persian, commander of 20,000 Greek mercenaries in the battle of the Granicus (modern-day Turkey).[1] He was killed during the battle.[2] References[edit] ^ Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri, 1.14.4, 16.3 ^ Arrian, 1.16.3 This biographical article related to the military of Iran is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte This Ancient Greek biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.vte