Battle of Gaugamela
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title:
Battle of Gaugamela
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The Battle of Gaugamela, also called the Battle of Arbela, took place in 331 BC between the forces of the Army of Macedon under Alexander the Great and the Persian Army under King Darius III. It was the second and final battle between the two kings, and is considered to be the final blow to the Achaemenid Empire, resulting in its complete conquest by Alexander. The fighting took place in Gaugamela, a village on the banks of the river Bumodus, north of Arbela. Despite being heavily outnumbered, t
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Major battle of the Wars of Alexander the Great (331 BC)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gaugamela
date created:
2003-06-07T23:53:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T07:19:31Z
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