#OnThisDay in 331 BCE, Alexander the Great defeated Darius at the Battle of #Gaugamela, making him ruler of #Persia & conqueror of most of the Near East & leading to the creation & dissemination of #Hellenistic culture from #Greece to India, a turning point in history:
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MÖ 1 Ekim 331. Mezopotamya'nın Gaugamela Ovası'nda iki hükümdar, iki ordu ve bir imparatorluğun kaderi karşı karşıya geldi.

#Gaugamela, #Büyükİskender, #Dareios, #Persİmparatorluğu, #Tarih

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