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The Battle of Gaugamela (/ ˌ ɡ ɔː ɡ ə ˈ m iː l ə / GAW-gə-MEE-lə; Ancient Greek: Γαυγάμηλα, romanized: Gaugámēla, lit. 'the Camel's House'), also called the Battle of Arbela (Ἄρβηλα, Árbēla), 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.
Alexander the Great is a board wargame first published by Guidon Games in 1971 that simulates the Battle of Arbela in 331 BCE, also known as the Battle of Gaugamela. A revised edition was published by Avalon Hill in 1974. Both editions of the game were notable for having what one critic described as "one of the ugliest maps ever to curse a war ...
The Battle of Gaugamela. Year 331 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar.At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Potitus and Marcellus (or, less frequently, year 423 Ab urbe condita).
Some notable battles involving war elephants include: . 331 BC, Battle of Gaugamela 326 BC, Battle of the Hydaspes River 319 BC, Battle of Cretopolis 318 BC, Siege of Megalopolis
The gameplay of Evony.. Evony is set in a persistent world during the medieval period. The player assumes the role of a lord or lady of a city or alliance. [5] New players are granted "beginner's protection," which prevents other players from attacking their cities for seven days or until they upgrade the town hall to level five or higher.
Map depicting the Achaemenid Empire in c. 500 BC, by William Robert Shepherd (1923) Anachronistic painting of the Battle of Gaugamela by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1602) Although details of Ariarathes I's life are scant, [3] it is known that he was born in 405/4 BC to Ariamnes and had a brother named Orophernes (Holophernes). [4]
Main battle covered Airdate (2004) 1: Cannae: Battle of Cannae: July 23 2: Gaugamela: Battle of Gaugamela: July 30 3: Marathon: Battle of Marathon: August 6 4: Thermopylae: Battle of Thermopylae: August 13 5: Spartacus: Third Servile War: August 20 6: Attila the Hun: Battle of Chalons: August 27 7: Crassus: Rich Man, Poor Man: Battle of Carrhae ...
After the Battle of the Granicus comes the Siege of Halicarnassus, in which Memnon is killed. The fourth and fifth battles are the Battle of Issus and the Battle of Gaugamela, respectively. Both are fought against King Darius III of Persia. It ends with the Battle of the Hydaspes against Porus, an Indian king of the Pauravas dynasty. As in the ...