Alexander’s Triumph: Battle of Gaugemala

Alexander’s Triumph: Battle of Gaugemala Prelude to the Battle In 331 BC, Alexander’s Macedonian army, fresh from its victory at the Battle of Issus, marched eastward into the Persian Empire. King Darius III, desperate to halt Alexander’s advance, gathered a massive army of over 100,000 men. The two armies met on the plains of Gaugemala, […]