Ariston of Paionia
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Ariston was a member of the Paionian royal house, possibly brother of King Patraus and father of the later king, Audoleon. He served as commander of the Paeonian cavalry in the army of Alexander the G
Coin of Patraus, possibly depicting Ariston in battle
Battle of Gaugamela
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The Battle of Gaugamela, also called the Battle of Arbela, took place in 331 BC between the forces of the Army of Macedon under Alexander the Great and the Persian Army under King Darius III. It was t
Ariston of Paionia
…the unit of Paionian cavalry. Initially only one squadron strong, the Paionians received 500 reinforcements in Egypt and a further 600 at Susa. At the Battle of Gaugamela, the Paionian cavalry were placed on the right flank with the sarissophoroi. In 331 BC, the Paionian cavalry routed a large force of Persian cavalry…
Battle of Alexander versus Darius by Pietro da Cortona
Account of Alexander's victory over the last Achaemenid king Darius III at the battle of Gaugamela on 1 October 331 BC and his triumphant entry into Babylon, in cuneiform. Babylon, Iraq. British Museum
The Battle of Gaugamela, Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1602
Indian war elephants in the Achaemenid army at the Battle of Gaugamela