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Thapsacus

inland toward Thapsacus and the River Euphrates." Strabo's Geographika states that there was a bridge over the Euphrates at Thapsacus, and postulates

Thapsacus

Battle of Gaugamela

Major battle of the Wars of Alexander the Great (331 BC)

reached Thapsacus, on the Euphrates river. Arrian relates that Darius had ordered Mazaeus to guard the crossing of the Euphrates near Thapsacus with a

Battle of Gaugamela

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Birtha (Thapsacus)

Ancient city in Iraq

Birtha (Greek: Βίρθα), was an ancient town to the southeast of Thapsacus, which Ptolemy (v. 19)[not specific enough to verify] places in 73° 40′ long

Birtha (Thapsacus)

Birtha_(Thapsacus)

Birtha

Topics referred to by the same term

Birecik, modern name of Birtha on the Euphrates, Turkey Birtha (Thapsacus), near Thapsacus, location not precisely known Birtha (moth), a moth genus Birtha

Birtha

Meno (general)

Thessalian mercenary general (c.423–c.400 BC)

mission and led them some considerable way, to the Euphrates River at Thapsacus, before telling them his true intentions. Xenophon goes into some detail

Meno (general)

Meno_(general)

401 BC

Calendar year

10,400 are Greek mercenaries. When he reaches the Euphrates River at Thapsacus, he announces that he is marching against Artaxerxes II. He advances unopposed

401 BC

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Chronology of the expedition of Alexander the Great into Asia

(Lebanon)―Phoenicia (Syria) ? Damascus (Syria)―Syria ? Alep (Syria)―Syria Jul 331 Thapsacus (Tipsah) (Dibsi Faray, Euphrates River, Syria)―Mesopotamia Jul 331 Harran

Chronology of the expedition of Alexander the Great into Asia

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331 BC

Calendar year

50,000 gold talents (equivalent of today circa 77 billion USD). From Thapsacus on the Euphrastes River, Alexander led the Greek army toward the Tigris

331 BC

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List of Greek place names

Θάσος Thásos ˈθasos Thasos Θάψακος Thápsakos Θάψακος Thápsakos ˈθapsakos Thapsacus Θάψος Thápsos Θάψος Thápsos ˈθapsos Thapsus Θεάγγελα Theángela Θεάγγελα

List of Greek place names

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400s BC (decade)

Decade

10,400 are Greek mercenaries. When he reaches the Euphrates River at Thapsacus, he announces that he is marching against Artaxerxes II. He advances unopposed

400s BC (decade)

400s_BC_(decade)

Birecik

District and municipality in Şanlıurfa, Turkey

Edessa and North Mesopotamia, and was second in importance only to that at Thapsacus, by which crossed the route to Babylon and South Mesopotamia." The placing

Birecik

Jebel Khalid

Archaeological site in modern Syria

Researchers have discussed as possibilities the place names Amphipolis and Thapsacus, both of which are known from written sources. Excavation reports G.W

Jebel Khalid

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330s BC

Decade

50,000 gold talents (equivalent of today circa 77 billion USD). From Thapsacus on the Euphrastes River, Alexander led the Greek army toward the Tigris

330s BC

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