 Ancient sources describe it as being near a small coastal village or town which straddled the stream.The river was said to run red with blood after Alexander the Great, leading his elite Companion cavalry turned the right flank of the Persians, smashed the center, and routed the Persian forces personally led by Darius III of Persia, who subsequently fled the field in a panic.Speculation on the location of the Pinarus has been raging for over 80 years.