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Classical era · 330 BCE

Battle of the Persian Gate

The Battle of the Persian Gate took place as part of the Wars of Alexander the Great. In the winter of 330 BC, Ariobarzanes of Persis led a last stand with his outnumbered Persian army at the Persian Gate, near Persepolis, and held back the Macedonian army for approximately a month.

Battle of the Persian Gate
Battle of the Persian Gate · Jona Lendering at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
330 BCE
Where
Persian Gates
Era
Classical

Topics

Iran9,000 BCE – todayAchaemenid Empire600 BCE – 1973

Before and after

Battle of Megalopolis331 BCEBattle of Jaxartes329 BCEShow on timeline

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