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His undermanned defeat of the Persian King Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela is seen as one of the decisive turning points of human history, unseating the Persians as the...
The invading troops led by Alexander were outnumbered more than 2:1, yet they defeated the army personally led by Darius III of Achaemenid Persia. The battle was a decisive Macedonian victory and it marked the beginning of the end of Persian power.
As the Persians advanced farther and farther to the Greek flanks in their attack, Alexander slowly filtered in his rear guard. He disengaged his Companions and prepared for the decisive attack. Behind them were the guard's brigade along with any phalanx battalions he could withdraw from the battle.
Alexander‘s campaign against Persia was one of the most consequential military expeditions in history. It marked the end of the mighty Achaemenid dynasty that had ruled the Near East for two centuries, and ushered in the Hellenistic Age, a period when Greek culture spread across the known world.
On October 1, 331 BC, Alexander the Great’s army defeated the Persian army led by Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela to complete the conquest of the mighty Persian Empire. It was an extraordinary victory achieved against a larger army.
The Battle of Gaugamela (October 1, 331 BCE) was a clash between the forces of Alexander the Great of Macedonia and Darius III of Persia that decided the fate of the Persian Achaemenian Empire.
Alexander’s army defeated the Persian soldiers, marking a key victory in his quest to conquer the Persian Empire. Darius survived to face Alexander again two years later in the Battle of...
At the time the Macedonian leader was twenty-two years old. At his death eleven years later, Alexander ruled the largest empire of the ancient world. His victory at the battle of Gaugamela on the Persian plains was a decisive conquest that insured the defeat of his Persian rival King Darius III.
Battle of the Persian Gate: In January 330 BC, Alexander faced a determined defense by Persian forces under Ariobarzanes at the Persian Gate, a narrow mountain pass. After several days of fierce fighting, Alexander outflanked the Persians and secured a critical victory, opening the way to Persepolis.
Alexander Defeats the Persians at Guagamela. The Persians then attacked Alexander's left flank. As Darius’s mounted forces were pulled into opposite direction Alexander and his elite forces took advantage of the weakness in the middle and made their move there.