Arbela

American  

[ahr-bee-luh] / ɑrˈbi lə /

noun

1. an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.

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Arbela British  

/ ɑːˈbiːlə /

noun

1. Modern name: Erbil. an ancient city in Assyria, near which the Battle of Arbela took place (331 _bc ), in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians

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He found such a field in an extensive plain at Guagamela, not far from the city of Arbela.

From Alexander the Great Makers of History by Jacob Abbott

I shall work very hard, and tell Arthur I shall be quite ready for an examination on Pericles, Marathon, and Arbela when I see him again.

From Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 by Augustus J. C. Hare

Alexander crossed the Euphrates and Tigris without opposition, and the decisive battle did not take place till he reached the plain of Arbela, where the Persians were drawn up to receive him.

From Stories of the Olden Time (Historical Series—Book IV Part I) by Various

On the 28th of June the caravan reached Erbil, anciently Arbela, the scene of one of Alexander the Great's most famous victories.

From Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century by W. H. Davenport Adams

In the battle at Arbela they were among the bravest: Arrian, "Anab."

From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Max Duncker

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