The Battle of Gaugamela or also called the Battle of Arbela, took place in 331 BC. The battle was fought between Alexander the Great of Macedonia and Darius III of Achaemenid Persia. The location of the battle was situated on the Plain of Gaugamela, (near Arbela) which is today's Irbil in Iraq.
Darius chose a flat plain where he could gather his superior forces. However none is very sure if the plain of Gaugamela was the actual location, it is said the battle took place in front of a hill that had the form of a camel’s hump, which holds the name: Tel Gomel or Tel Gahmal, which translates as "Mount Camel" in Hebrew.
Darius chose a flat plain where he could gather his superior forces. However none is very sure if the plain of Gaugamela was the actual location, it is said the battle took place in front of a hill that had the form of a camel’s hump, which holds the name: Tel Gomel or Tel Gahmal, which translates as "Mount Camel" in Hebrew.