Battle of the Persian Gate
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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
Highway 78 through the Persian Gate in modern-day Iran, 2012
Siege of Halicarnassus
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The siege of Halicarnassus was fought between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 334 BC. Alexander, who had no navy, was constantly being threatened by the Persian navy. It conti
The siege and capture of Halicarnassus under Alexander the Great
Ruins of the fortications around Halicarnassus (the Myndus Gate), 4th century BC