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1. Alexander The Great

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   Invasion of the Persian Heartland
   In 331 BCE, Alexander moved into Mesopotamia to confront Darius III directly. The decisive engagement was the Battle of Gaugamela near modern-day Mosul. The massive Persian army was defeated, leading to the collapse of Darius’s central authority. Alexander subsequently occupied the great Persian capitals of Babylon, Susa, and Persepolis. The burning of Persepolis, the ceremonial heart of the empire, remains a subject of historical debate, though it is generally attributed to an intoxicated accident during a celebration of M…