ARBELA

Meaning of ARBELA in English

/ahr bee"leuh/ , n.

an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 B.C.

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ARBELA — Arbela BrE AmE ɑː ˈbiːl ə AmE \ ɑːr-
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ARBELA — Classification: Town Located in: Missouri (MO) Total Population (2000): 40 Total Housing Units (2000): 20 Land Area (square meters): 229641 …
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GAUGAMELA — /gaw'geuh mee"leuh/ , n. an ancient village in Assyria, E of Nineveh: Alexander the Great defeated Darius III here in …
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ERBIL — /ear"bil, air"-/ , n. a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela. 90,320. Also, Arbil, Irbil …
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MESOPOTAMIA, HISTORY OF — Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history. history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world's earliest civilization developed. The …
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IRBIL — also spelled Arbil, or Erbil, Assyrian Arba-ilu, Greek Arbela ancient town, northern Iraq. It is situated 48 miles (77 km) …
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GAUGAMELA, BATTLE OF — also called Battle of Arbela (Oct. 1, 331 BC) clash between the forces of Alexander the Great of Macedonia and …
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FARS — also spelled Fars, also called Farsistan geographic region, south-central Iran. The ancient region, known as Pars, or Persis (q.v.), was …
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ASHURNASIRPAL II — flourished 9th century BC Ashurnasirpal II, relief from Nimrud; in the British Museum king of Assyria 883859 BC, whose major …
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ARTABANUS V — flourished 3rd century last king of the Parthian empire (reigned c. AD 213224) in southwest Asia. He was the younger …
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ADIABENE — petty kingdom that was a vassal state of the Parthian empire (247 BC-AD 224) in northern Mesopotamia (now Iraq). Its …
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BATTLE — Synonyms and related words : Actium, Adrianople, Aegates Isles, Aegospotami, Agincourt, Antietam, Anzio, Arbela-Gaugamela, Ardennes, Austerlitz, Ayacucho, Balaclava, Bannockburn, Bataan-Corregidor, …
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BATTLE — n. 25B6; noun he was killed in the battle : FIGHT, armed conflict, clash, struggle, skirmish, engagement, fray, duel; war, …
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VICTORY — n. triumph, conquest, supremacy, superiority, success, overcoming, mastery, winning, quelling, crushing Alexander's victory over Darius at Arbela was one of …
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