Alexander the Great Defeats Darius III

Jan P. Stronk · 2017

After discussing the rise to power of Darius III, Diodorus extensively relates the first stages of the war between Alexander III the Great of Macedon and Darius III up to the Battle of Gaugamela.

Type:
Book Chapter
Author:
Jan P. Stronk
Published:
2017
Publisher:
Edinburgh University Press

After discussing the rise to power of Darius III, Diodorus extensively relates the first stages of the war between Alexander III the Great of Macedon and Darius III up to the Battle of Gaugamela. Subsequently Alexander’s crossing into Asia and his performance at Troy, the Battle of the Granicus and its aftermath, the Battle of Issus, the siege of Tyre, the invasion of Egypt, and the Battle of Gaugamela come to the fore, followed by Alexander’s entry into Persepolis and the fate of this city.

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What is "Alexander the Great Defeats Darius III" about?
After discussing the rise to power of Darius III, Diodorus extensively relates the first stages of the war between Alexander III the Great of Macedon and Darius III up to the Battle of Gaugamela.
Who wrote "Alexander the Great Defeats Darius III"?
Jan P. Stronk