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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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

The worst of it is that I am as likely to know the date of the Flood as that of the Fire of London, and of the battle of Arbela as that of Worcester.

From Rustic Sounds and Other Studies in Literature and Natural History by Sir Francis Darwin

On the theological side the Istar of Nineveh was identical with the Istar of Arbela; what distinguished them was the local sphere over which they held jurisdiction.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

Alexander pursued him with a troop of horse as far as Arbela, which had been Darius's head-quarters, and where he had deposited immense treasures.

From Alexander the Great Makers of History by Jacob Abbott

These capitals were Ninive, divided into four cities, and Arbela, also a “four-city.”

From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall