03.1 The Battle of Gaugamela 331 BC, Part 1

A History of Europe, Key Battles

Carl Rylett

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🗓️ 2 February 2014

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Part 1 of 2 on the Battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC. Describes the build up to the invasion of the Persian Empire by Alexander the Great, with an army of Greeks and Macedonians

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Picture: A Hellinistic bust of a young Alexander the Great, possibly from Ptolemaic Egypt, 2nd–1st century BC, now in the British Museum

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0:29.0	Place must be 18 or over. This year, the United States planned to complete the withdrawal of their troops from Afghanistan after 13 years of warfare.
0:57.7	The plan is to leave the country with a stable democracy,
1:00.7	able to administer the country effectively itself.
1:03.9	Some American troops, they will remain,
1:06.7	for the purpose of training and counter-terrorism,
1:08.9	probably stationed in Kandahar.
1:14.8	This city was founded by, and thought to be named after Alexander the Great,
1:18.5	leader of the first Western army to have occupied the region.
1:24.2	Alexander's 11-year campaign brought drastic changes to the Middle East,
1:27.4	from the Mediterranean to Afghanistan and India, including a Greek-led,
1:29.3	a so-called Hellenistic style of government that would last centuries.
1:36.3	Welcome to a history of Europe, Key Battles, the Battle of Galgamela, also known as the Battle of
1:43.3	Ibella, between the Greeks of Alexander and the Persians.
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