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The Persian Gates: Achaemenid Last Stand
In the winter of 330 BCE, as Alexander the Great chased Darius III through Persia, a handful of Persian troops held the narrow pass of the Persian Gates against the entire Macedonian army. For three days, they nearly turned back the course of history. This episode follows the legendary stand of Ariobarzanes and his men, who fought with desperate courage in the Zagros Mountains. We explore the geography of the pass, the Persian force that defended it, and the shepherd who betrayed them to Alexander. We also weigh the sources — Arrian, Curtius Rufus, and modern archaeology — to separate fact…
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