44K views · 641 reactions | Darius III was decisively defeated by Alexander the Great at the Battle of Gaugamela. He turned his chariot and fled, although his subordinates fought on. He escaped to Ecbatana, and then, on the approach of Alexander, he retired toward Bactria but was deposed and killed by the Bactrian satrap Bessus. | Odyssey - Ancient History | Facebook

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