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Gaugamela

American  
[gaw-guh-mee-luh] / ˌgɔ gəˈmi lə /

noun

  1. an ancient village in Assyria, E of Nineveh: Alexander the Great defeated Darius III here in 331 b.c. The battle is often mistakenly called “battle of Arbela.”


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Alexander the Great employed a variant of this strategy at the Battle of Gaugamela.

From Slate Apr. 30, 2019

The Pinakothek has six Altdorfers, including the fabulous picture of the battle of Alexander and Darius at Gaugamela.

From Time Magazine Archive

It no longer mattered, at least from the viewpoint of painting, who won the Battle of Gaugamela, or which model was standing in for Phryne and which for Aspasia.

From Time Magazine Archive

In rejecting peace offers from Darius before the battle of Gaugamela, Alexander the Great explained, "Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters."

From Time Magazine Archive

Again Alexander and Darius stood face to face, this time upon the plain of Nineveh at Gaugamela, the Camel's House, beyond the swift Tigris.

From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.

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