The Battle of Gaugamela

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt | Glassbox Media

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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In the year 331 BC, one of the most important battles in world history took place. The vastly outnumbered forces of Alexander the Great lined up against those of Darius III, leader of the Persian Empire. The outcome of the battle didn’t just change the map of the world in the 4th century BC; it changed the world in a way that can still be seen today. Learn more about the Battle of Gaugamela and how it changed the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Mint Mobile Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Stitch Fix Go to stitchfix.com/everywhere to have a stylist help you look your best Tourist Office of Spain Plan your next adventure at Spain.info Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase and to view important disclosures. Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In the year 331 BC, one of the most important battles in world history took place.
0:05.5	The vastly outnumbered forces of Alexander the Great lined up against those of Darius III,
0:10.7	leader of the Persian Empire. The outcome of the battle didn't just change the map of the world
0:15.6	in the 4th century BC. It changed the world in such a profound way that it can still be seen today.
0:22.4	Learn more about the Battle of Gagamela and how it changed the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. This episode is sponsored by Expedition Unknown.
0:44.5	The Expedition Unknown podcast is back for another season.
0:47.9	Did you know that 900 manuscripts were found near the Dead Sea containing the earliest
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