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Battle of the Persian Gate: An Achaemenid Thermopylae, 330 BCE
With the defeat of the Achaemenid armies at the Granicus (334 BCE), Issus (333 BCE), and Gaugamela (331 BCE ... he marched ...
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Researchers Find Hidden Clues in The Alexander Mosaic. Its 2 Million Tiny Stones Came From All Over the Ancient World
Among the surviving battle scenes ... as a liberator from Persian rule and crowned Pharaoh. The victory at Issus also paved the way for his legendary triumph at Gaugamela in 331 BCE, which ...