it was important to alexander because he might of felt sad for him
it was important to alexander because he might of felt sad for him
it was important to alexander because he might of felt sad for him
Persia
The King of Persia defeated by Alexander was Darius. After losing the battle of Gaugamela Darius was murdered by his own nobles.
King Darius of Persia.
Darius the third.
It left the Persians with no legitimate king to unite opposition against his ongoing conquest of the Persian empire. He was then dealing with separate kingdoms and tribes.
King Darius of Persia.
Guagamela
Hellenistic civilization
The companion cavalry were the shock cavalry of Alexander the Great's army. they were recruited from Macedonian nobility and were very important to Alexander's success in the conquest of persia. He commanded the companions personally in many of the battles
Darius cut off Alexander's line of retreat and communications back to the Greek mainland in an effort to end Alexander's invasion of Persia.