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Batis
Batis was the commander of Gaza for the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 332 BCE. He refused to surrender to Alexander the Great and held the fortified city for about two months, during which Alexander was wounded. When Gaza was stormed its men were killed and its women and children enslaved, and according to Curtius Rufus, Batis was dragged to death behind Alexander's chariot.
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