oct 31, 331 BC - Battle of Gaugamela*
Description:
-King Darius III ended up being killed by one of his own satraps (Bessus) while they escaped from Alexander's army, leaving Persiaand its most famous city, Babylon to the Macedonians.
-Alexander's army was heavily outnumbered
by the Persian army, but his were very well-trained and strategic
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Date:
oct 31, 331 BC
Now
~ 2357 years ago
