⚔️ #OTD in #History 1 Oct 331 BC, the Macedonian/Greek army of #AlexanderTheGreat defeated #DariusIII and hisPersian army at the #BattleOfGaugamela, despite the Persians being numerically superior and having chosen the ground. #Alexander gained Babylon, the Persian heartland, and much of Mesopotamia

The Alexander Standard | Meredith and Dustin Welcome to the Alexander Standard! Join us as we rank the heirs of Alexander the Great from Perdiccas to Cleopatra VII and decide if they meet the Alexander Standard!

October of 331, #AlexandertheGreat met and defeated #Darius for the second time at
the #BattleofGaugamela, learn more here!