Gaugamela, 331 BCE: Alexander and Darius Face to Face Also known as: Battle of Arbela
Community · History Explore the armies, maneuver, and collapse of Darius III’s position at Gaugamela, with attention to cavalry and command decisions.
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Related to Alexander the Great 80% Macedonian commander
Macedonian commander in “Gaugamela, 331 BCE: Alexander and Darius Face to Face”. Alexander III of Macedon, most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 336 BC until his death.
Related to Darius III 80% Persian commander
Persian commander in “Gaugamela, 331 BCE: Alexander and Darius Face to Face”. Darius III was the thirteenth and last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC.
Related to Parmenion 80% Led Macedonian left
Led Macedonian left in “Gaugamela, 331 BCE: Alexander and Darius Face to Face”. Parmenion was a Macedonian general in the service of Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great. A nobleman, Parmenion rose to become Philip's chief military lieutenant and Alexander's strategos. He was assassinated after his son Philotas was convicted on a charge of treason.
Related to Companion cavalry 80% Macedonian strike force
Macedonian strike force in “Gaugamela, 331 BCE: Alexander and Darius Face to Face”. The Companions were the elite heavy cavalry of the Macedonian army from the time of King Philip II of Macedon, achieving their greatest prestige under Alexander the Great, and regarded as the first or among the first shock cavalry used in Europe.
Related to Bessus 80% Persian wing commander
Persian wing commander in “Gaugamela, 331 BCE: Alexander and Darius Face to Face”. Bessus or Bessos, also known by his regnal name Artaxerxes V, was a Persian satrap of the eastern Achaemenid satrapy of Bactria, as well as the self-proclaimed King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 330 to 329 BC.
Related to Mazaeus 80% Persian wing commander
Persian wing commander in “Gaugamela, 331 BCE: Alexander and Darius Face to Face”. Mazaeus or Mazday was an Achaemenid Persian noble, satrap of Cilicia and later satrap of Babylon for the Achaemenid Empire. He retained the satrapy after Babylon was under the rule of Alexander the Great.
Related to Achaemenid Empire 80% Defending empire
Defending empire in “Gaugamela, 331 BCE: Alexander and Darius Face to Face”. The Achaemenid Empire was an ancient Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. 5 million square kilometres, making it the largest empire of its time.
Related to Battle of Issus 80% Earlier confrontation
Earlier confrontation in “Gaugamela, 331 BCE: Alexander and Darius Face to Face”. The Battle of Issus occurred in southern Anatolia, on 5 November 333 BC between the Hellenic League led by Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, led by Darius III.
Related to Babylon 80% Subsequent destination
Subsequent destination in “Gaugamela, 331 BCE: Alexander and Darius Face to Face”. Babylon was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within modern-day Hillah, Iraq, about 85 kilometres south of modern-day Baghdad. Babylon functioned as the main cultural and political centre of the Akkadian-speaking region of Babylonia.