What was the Battle of Gaugamela #ancienthistory #ancienthistoryguy #alexanderthegreat

Añadido: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]What was the Battle of Gaugamela? In 331 BC, Alexander the Great marched deep into the Achaemenid Empire. King Darius the Third assembled a vast army leveling a massive plane in Mesopotamia to allow his side chariots to operate without hindrance against the Macedonian invaders. By the way, if you're new here, I make ancient history content, so if that's your thing, leave a like [music] and subscribe. Alexander executed a brilliant tactical strike. He marched his right wing outwards drawing the Persian cavalry away from their center [music] to prevent his army from being outflanked. This movement opened up a gap in the Persian lines. Alexander personally led his companion cavalry in a wedge formation directly into the breach targeting the Persian king himself. Darius fled causing his army to collapse and securing Alexander's conquest of his empire.