Choose your side ⚔️

Two kings.
One empire at stake.

👇 Drop your side below

#ancientcoins #alexanderthegreat #dariusiii #ancienthistory #greekcoins #persianempire #coincollecting #numismatics #historylovers #chooseyourside

⚔️ On this day in 331 BCE: Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. 

🖼️ Painting by Pietro da Cortona. 

#AlexanderTheGreat #DariusIII #Persia #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory #History #AncientHistory

⚔️ #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

👑⚔️ #OTD in #History 22 May 334 BC, #AlexanderTheGreat defeated the Persian army of #DariusIII at the Battle of Granicus. The first victory on enemy soil, it encouraged a number of Greek states to rally against Persian rule. Alexander's campaign was off to a good start.