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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Thus Alexander succeeded both at Issus and Arbela.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

With the exception of Assur, the original capital, the chief cities of the country, Nineveh, Calah and Arbela, were all on the left bank of the Tigris.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

He crossed the Tigris, destroyed the towns and spoiled the tombs of Arbela; but when Artabanus advanced at the head of an army, he retired to Carrhae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

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 Nuttall, Zelia

In the case of Hannibal it was the battle of Cannæ, in that of Alexander the battle of Arbela.

From Darius the Great Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob