[DOC] [TLE] Battle of Gaugamela - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Gaugamela also called the Battle of Arbela, was the decisive battle 
of Alexander the Great's invasion of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. In 331 BC 
Alexander's army of the Hellenic League met the Persian army of Darius III near 
Gaugamela, ... In November 333 BC, Darius III had lost the Battle of Issus 
resulting in the... [DOC] [TLE] Wars of Alexander the Great - Wikipedia [PAR] The wars of Alexander the Great were fought by King Alexander III of Macedon ("
The Great"), first against the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Darius III, ... At 
Mount Haemus, the Macedonian army attacked and defeated a Thracian ... the 
dead (Greeks and Persians), and sent the captured Greek mercenaries back to... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Issus - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] As he moved southward he defeated the Persian forces at Granicus and 
Halicarnassus. His next major confrontation would be at Issus in November 333 
BCE. ... to meet Alexander at the River Penarus, the Persian king stopped at the 
Greek base ... from Issus toward Syria, but after confirming the presence of Darius 
at Issus,... [DOC] [TLE] Alexander the Great (Alexander of Macedon) Biography [PAR] Alexander III the Great, the King of Macedonia and conqueror of the Persian 
Empire .... But at the end the Macedonian army defeated the enemy and 
conquered the coast ... In the autumn of 333 BC, the Macedonian army's 
encountered the Persian ... of King Darius III himself at a mountain pass at Issus 
in northwestern Syria. [DOC] [TLE] Alexander vs. Darius - AncientBattles.com [PAR] Darius. The Battle of Issus 333 BC by Jeff Jonas. Part I: The Campaign and Battle 
Part II: ... the Great of Macedon and Darius III of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. 
... and allow him to go fight Alexander "with men", while the King and the 
Persians ... Alexander also yearned for action and a chance to kill or capture 
Darius, but... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 11 [PAR] Alexander III was twenty years old at the time of his father's death in 336 BC. ... 
the succession for Alexander by presenting him to the troops for the acclamation 
as king. ... Non-Greek leaders who recognized Alexander could expect royal 
favor. ... At the same time, Darius III led the Persian Empire's forces 
northwestward from... [DOC] [TLE] Alexander the Great: Facts, Biography & Accomplishments [PAR] Sep 27, 2013 ... In 332 B.C. Persian rule in Egypt came to an end with the arrival of Alexander ... 
Yet, despite his military accomplishments, ancient records say that he failed to 
win the ... against the Persian Empire, a campaign his father had planned but, ... 
Alexander was at war against the Persians and their king Darius III,... [DOC] [TLE] Wars of Alexander the Great: Battle of Issus | HistoryNet [PAR] In 333 BC, as Macedonian forces bivouacked at Gordium in Asia Minor, they 
were led by a ... A great crusade needed a leader like Philip to head it, even 
though .... River, had at last provoked the full attention of Persian King Darius III. 
... In Issus itself, the Persians captured most of Alexander's hospital cases, lopped 
off their... [DOC] [TLE] Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age [PAR] Sparta would go on, but this was the end of Sparta as the dominant Greek ... In 
338 BC, at the Battle of Chaeronea, King Philip II of Macedonia used ... at the 
Battle of Leuctra to defeat a Theban and Athenian army sent to meet him. ... In 
333 BC, Alexander met a large Persian army led by the Great King, Darius III at 
Issus. [DOC] [TLE] Darius III of Persia - Topics [PAR] In 334 BC, Alexander the Great began his invasion of the Persian Empire and ... 
Darius III even caught Alexander by surprise and failed to defeat Alexander's 
forces. ... Alexander could have declared victory after the capture of Persepolis, 
but he ..... King Darius III of Persia executes Charidemus , a Greek mercenary 
leader... [DOC] [TLE] Darius III - Expand Your Mind - Topics

Question: In 333 B.C. this leader defeated Darius III, king of Persia, at Issus in Syria but was unable to capture him
Answer: Alexander the Great