Classical era · 331 BCE

Battle of Gaugamela

The Battle of Gaugamela ( 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.

When: 331 BCE
Where: Gaugamela
Era: Classical

Topics

Ancient Greecec. 800 BCE – 146 BCE Iraq2,350 BCE – today Achaemenid Empire600 BCE – 1973

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