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Wars of Alexander the Great
The Wars of Alexander the Great were fought by King Alexander III of Macedon ("The Great"), first against the Achaemenid Persian Empire, under its "King of Kings" Darius III, and then against local chieftains and warlords as far east as Punjab, India. Alexander the Great was one of the most...
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Battle of Issus
The Battle of Issus (or the Battle at Issus) occurred in southern Anatolia, in November 333 BC. The invading troops, led by the young Alexander of Macedonia, defeated the army personally led by Darius III of Achaemenid Persia in the second great...
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- Nov 5, 333 B.C.E.
Battle of Gaugamela
The Battle of Gaugamela (pronounced /ˌɡɔːɡəˈmiːlə/) (Γαυγάμηλα) took place in 331 BC between Alexander the Great of Macedonia and Darius III of Achaemenid Persia. The battle, which is also called the Battle of Arbela, resulted in a massive victory...
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- Oct 1, 331 B.C.E.
Battle of the Hydaspes River
The Battle of the Hydaspes River was fought by Alexander the Great in 326 BC against the king Porus (Pururava in Sanskrit) on the banks of Hydaspes River (the Jhelum) in the Punjab region of ancient India, near Bhera now in Pakistan. The kingdom of...
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- May 325 B.C.E.
Battle of Chaeronea
For the later battle, see Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC)
The Battle of Chaeronea 338 BC, fought near Chaeronea, in Boeotia, was the greatest victory of Philip II of Macedon. There, Philip (accompanied by allied contingents from Thessaly, Epirus,...
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- Aug 2, 338 B.C.E.
Battle of the Granicus
The Battle of the Granicus River in May 334 BC was the first of three major battles fought between Alexander the Great and the Persian Empire. Fought in Northwestern Asia Minor, near the site of Troy, it was here where Alexander defeated the forces...
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- May 334 B.C.E.
Sogdian Rock
Sogdian Rock or Rock of Ariamazes, a fortress located north of Bactria in Sogdiana (near Samarkand on the northern Silk Road), was captured by the forces of Alexander the Great in 327 BC as part of his conquest of the Achaemenid Empire.
Oxyartes of...
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- 327 B.C.E.
Siege of Tyre
The Siege of Tyre was a siege of the city of Tyre, a strategic coastal base on the Mediterranean Sea, orchestrated by Alexander the Great in 332 BC during his campaigns against the Persians. The Macedonian army was unable to capture the city through...
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- 332 B.C.E.
Battle of the Persian Gate
The Battle of the Persian Gate was fought at the Persian Gate northeast of today's Yasuj in Iran between a Persian army led by Ariobarzanes and the invading Macedonian army of Alexander the Great. In the winter of 330 BC, Ariobarzanes led a last...
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- Jan 20, 330 B.C.E.
Siege of Halicarnassus
The Siege of Halicarnassus was fought between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 334 BC. Alexander, who had no navy, was constantly being threatened by the Persian navy. It continuously attempted to provoke an engagement with...
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- 334 B.C.E.
Siege of Miletus
The Siege of Miletus was Alexander the Great's first naval encouter with the Achaemenid Empire. This minor siege was directed against the inhabitants of Miletus, a city in southern Ionia, in Caria. Which is now located in the Anatolia province of...
