After Darius III's defeat at Gaugamela, Alexander the Great tore through the Persian capitals, taking Babylon and Susa without a fight, and only stalling on his way to Persepolis during the Battle of the Persian Gates. The Macedonians reveled, Persepolis burned, and King Darius fled, ceding Ecbatana to the conqueror.
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112: King Darius Escapes
110: Hercules in New War-k
109 From Outer Egypt
Bonus Teaser: Persia in the Renaissance
108: Dr. Alexander's Levant of Horrors
107: Hetairoi Monster
106: It Came From Beyond the Seas
105: The Life and Death of Philip II
Bonus Teaser: 1001 Iranian Nights
104: The Darius Restoration
103: Breaking the Binary
102: The Coup Without a King
101: Calendar Madness
100: The Greatest Achaemenid
99: Slaves of the King
98: Wars for the West
97: Bactria - Ruling the Later Empire
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