Battle of Gaugamela
Also known as Battle of Arbela
decisive battle of Alexander the Great's invasion of the Persian Achaemenid Empire
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The Battle of Gaugamela was a decisive victory for Alexander the Great against the Persian Achaemenid Empire, fought in 331 BCE in what is now Iraq. This battle effectively ended Persian resistance to Alexander's conquest and established him as the dominant military power in the ancient Near East.
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- 0331-10-01
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