GAUGAMELA

Meaning of GAUGAMELA in English

/gaw'geuh mee"leuh/ , n.

an ancient village in Assyria, E of Nineveh: Alexander the Great defeated Darius III here in 331 B.C. The battle is often mistakenly called "battle of Arbela."

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

GAUGAMELA, BATTLE OF — (331 BC) Clash between the forces of Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia that brought the fall of …
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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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GAUGAMELA, BATTLE OF — (331 BC) Clash between the forces of Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia that brought the fall of …
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BATTLE OF GAUGAMELA — Битва при Гавгамелах
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BATTLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of …
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT — or Alexander III born 356 BC, Pella, Macedonia died June 13, 323 BC, Babylon King of Macedonia (336–323) and the …
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ARBELA — /ahr bee"leuh/ , n. an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters …
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SYRIA, FLAG OF — horizontally striped red-white-black national flag with two green stars on the white stripe. The flag's width-to-length ratio is 2 to …
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PARMENIO — born c. 400 BC died 330, Ecbatana, Media Macedonian general usually considered the best officer in the service of Philip …
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KHUZESTAN — also spelled Khuzistan, formerly 'arabestan, geographic region in southwestern Iran, lying at the head of the Persian Gulf and bordering …
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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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DARIUS III — also called Codommanus died 330 BC, Bactria the last king (reigned 336330 BC) of the Achaemenid dynasty. Darius belonged to …
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT — born 356 BC, Pella, Macedonia died June 13, 323 BC, Babylon also known as Alexander III or Alexander of Macedonia …
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BATTLE — n. Actium Battle of Adrianople Battle of Battle of Hadrianopolis Adwa Battle of Battle of Adowa Aegospotami Battle of Agincourt …
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT — or Alexander III born 356 BC, Pella, Macedonia died June 13, 323 BC, Babylon King of Macedonia (336323) and the …
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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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ALEXANDER III — (helper of men-brave) king of Macedon, surnamed the Great, the son of Philip and Olympias, was born at Pella B.C. …
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БИТВА ПРИ ГАВГАМЕЛАХ — Battle of Gaugamela
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