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Battle of Gaugamela

BelligerentsMacedoniaHellenic LeagueAchaemenid EmpireCommanders and leadersAlexander the GreatHephaestionParmenionAristonSimmiasCoenusMenidesDarius IIIBessusMazaeusStrength47,000(see Size of Macedonian army)50,000–250,000 (modern estimates)250,000–1,000,000 (ancient sources)(see Size of Persian army)Casualties and losses 1,100–1,5001,000 cavalry100–500 infantry 40,000–90,000300,000+ captured (according to Arrian)Battle of Gaugamela (West and Central Asia)Show map of West and Central AsiaThe Battle of Gaugamela ( ; Ancient Greek: Γαυγάμηλα, romanized: Gaugámēla, lit.'the Camel's House'), also called the Battle of Arbela (Ἄρβηλα, Árbēla), took place in 331 BC between the forces of the Army of Macedon under Alexander the Great and the Persian Army under King Darius III.

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