Battle of Gaugamela facts for kids

Scene of the Battle of Gaugamela. Engraving from 1913.

The Battle of Gaugamela (also called The Battle of Arbela) was a battle fought between Alexandra the Great and the first Persian empire. The battle was fought in 331BC.

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  Account of Alexander's victory over the last Achaemenid king Darius III at the battle of Gaugamela on 1 October 331 BCE and his triumphant entry into Babylon, in cuneiform. Babylon, Iraq. British Museum

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  Indian war elephants in the Achaemenid army at the Battle of Gaugamela

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  A decorative Neo-Attic relief of the Battle of Gaugamela, with allegories of Europe and Asia standing on the side, 2nd century BC-2nd century AD. Rome, Palazzo Chigi. 19th century reproduction by engraving.

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  Initial dispositions and opening movements

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  The Battle of Gaugamela is illustrated in this tapestry, based on a painting by the 17th-century French artist, Charles Le Brun (1619-90). Le Brun undertook a series of paintings in the 1660s and 1670s depicting the triumphs of Alexander the Great, as homage to his wealthy patron, King Louis XIV.

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  Battle of Gaugamela, engraving, first half of 18th century.

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  Alexander's decisive attack

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  Darius flees (18th-century ivory relief)

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  Alexander entering Babylon.

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In Spanish: Batalla de Gaugamela para niños