Battle of the Persian Gate

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The Battle of the Persian Gate was a crucial 330 BC engagement in which Alexander the Great’s forces broke through a heavily defended mountain pass in the Zagros, opening the way to Persepolis and the heart of the Achaemenid Empire.

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Battle of Gaugamela followedBy Battle of the Persian Gate