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Battle of Gaugamela

331 BCE · 4th century BCE · Also known as Gaugamela · Part of the Wars of Alexander the Great

The Battle of Gaugamela was fought in 331 BCE in northern Mesopotamia between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid king Darius III. Despite being outnumbered, Alexander won a decisive victory and Darius fled. The battle led to the fall of the Achaemenid Empire and its conquest by the Macedonian Empire.

Battle of Gaugamela
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Alexander's Speech at Opis324 BCE

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