Archaeologists have uncovered the long-lost site where Alexander the Great achieved his first major victory in battle. It took place against the Persians in 334 BC, and marked the start of the 21 ...

The victory at Issus also paved the way for his legendary triumph at Gaugamela ... depicting Alexander the Great’s triumph over the Persian king Darius III at the epic Battle of Issus.

Alexander was born in Pella ... His greatest victory was at the Battle of Gaugamela, in what is now northern Iraq, in 331 BC. The young king of Macedonia, leader of the Greeks, overlord of ...