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After crushing resistance at the Persian Gate Alexander continued deeper into Asia in pursuit of Darius. After failing to raise a comparable force to Issus or Gaugamela however, Darius was murdered by one of his Satraps in July 330 BC

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Having rejected several offers of peace from Darius, Alexander’s army campaigned through Mesopotamia, encountering another large Persian force led by the Persian King at Gaugamela on 1 October 331 BC.

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After winning Alexander took Syria and marched to Egypt where he founded famous city Alexandria

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first major fight was with Persian empire