Battle of the Persian Gate
The Battle of the Persian Gate took place as part of the Wars of Alexander the Great. In the winter of 330 BC, Ariobarzanes of Persis led a last stand with his outnumbered Persian army at the Persian Gate, near Persepolis, and held back the Macedonian army for approximately a month. However, through captured prisoners of war or a local shepherd, Alexander found a path around to flank the Persian troops from the rear, allowing him to capture half of Persia proper in another decisive victory against the Achaemenid Empire.
| Battle of the Persian Gate | |||||||||
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| Part of the Wars of Alexander the Great | |||||||||
Highway 78 through the Persian Gate in modern-day Iran, 2012 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Macedonian Empire | Persian Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Alexander the Great Craterus Ptolemy I Soter | Ariobarzanes of Persis | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| ~17,000 picked fighters |
40,000 infantry and 700 cavalry (Arrian) 700–2,000 (modern estimate) | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown, but moderate to heavy | Entire army | ||||||||
Persian Gate Location within Iran Persian Gate Location within West Asia | |||||||||
1200km
820miles
820miles
Babylon
15
Malavas
14
Hydaspes
13
Cophen
12
Cyropolis
11
Persian Gate
10
Uxians
9
Gaugamela
8
Alexandria
7
Gaza
6
Tyre
5
Issus
4
Miletus
3
Granicus
2
Pella
1
current battle
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