Batis (commander)
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Batis (commander)
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Batis was a eunuch and commander of the city of Gaza in the Achaemenid Empire during the 4th century BC and an opponent of Alexander the Great during his eastern campaigns. He was executed after the lengthy siege of Gaza in which he held the city that connected the only road between Egypt and the rest of the empire, thus blocking Alexander from entering that province. Batis not only rejected entreaties to surrender the city without the fight but, even after defeat, refused to submit to the Maced
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Commander of Gaza in the Achaemenid Empire
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2024-02-27T22:31:06Z
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