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Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
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Alexander the Great
Military commander, King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
Alexander III of Macedon, most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to the throne in 336 BC at the age of 20 and spent most of his ruling years conducting a lengthy military campaign…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Darius III
King of the Achaemenid Empire from 336 to 330 BC)
Darius III was the thirteenth and last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Gaugamela
Major battle of the Wars of Alexander the Great (331 BC)
The Battle of Gaugamela, also called the Battle of Arbela, 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. It was the second and final battle between the two kings, and is considered to be the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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