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Gaugamela

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[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

I have mentioned, that Gaugamela was the temple of Cham-El, or Cham-Il.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Jacob Bryant

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