Battle of the Persian Gate 330 BC - Alexander the Great DOCUMENTARY

Thanks to MANSCAPED for sponsoring today's video! Get 20% OFF + Free International Shipping with my link https://manscaped.com/kings The new Kings and Generals animated ancient historical documentary series covering the conquests of Alexander III the Great of Macedon continues with the aftermath of the siege of Tyre of 332 BC (https://youtu.be/98inDANKtEs), the battle of Gaza and conquest of Egypt (https://youtu.be/yLlEVBGydKo) as well as the decisive battle of Gaugamela against Darius III in 331 BC (https://youtu.be/xwunu9gJyas). This video will cover the continuation of Alexander's Persian campaign, as he marches in Iran, which leads to the battles of the Uxian Defile and the Persian Gates, and the end of Darius III. We are planning to cover all campaigns of Alexander and all of his major battles, including Gaugamela, Tyre, Issus, Granicus, Halicarnassus, Gaza, Hydaspes and more. How Alexander Defeated his Balkan enemies: https://youtu.be/SndWlYj9zQM Battle of Granicus 334 BC: https://youtu.be/s40yYSWkrzk Sieges of Miletus and Halicarnassus 334 BC: https://youtu.be/_vWlu5IWWys Battle of Issus 333 BC: https://youtu.be/pEsyRHLmBGw Siege of Tyre of 332 BC: https://youtu.be/98inDANKtEs Alexander in Palestine and Egypt: https://youtu.be/yLlEVBGydKo Gaugamela 331 BC: https://youtu.be/xwunu9gJyas How Rome Conquered Greece: https://youtu.be/v5q1rerf-qw Philip II and Macedonian Phalanx: https://youtu.be/OdlKvZIHgMY Philip II's Cavalry and Siegecraft: https://youtu.be/SDpORfsil0c Diplomatic Genius of Philip of Macedon: https://youtu.be/yVTrkESkuTw Military Reforms of Alexander the Great: https://youtu.be/C8DzzseqBMw Alexander the Great: Logistics: https://youtu.be/ahfyIxLlbGA Special Forces of Alexander the Great: https://youtu.be/pdwplYV9ilM Ancient Macedonia before Alexander the Great and Philip II: https://youtu.be/FXX1FVYysjQ Why were Alexander's Body and Tomb So Important? https://youtu.be/9V9CXcH07Ic What happened to Alexander's tomb? https://youtu.be/dOg_OoNkCJc Alexander the Great in Quran and Middle Eastern Myths: https://youtu.be/Y2ne_VCsv9U Ancient Greek State Politics and Diplomacy: https://youtu.be/MVnp4NilDLI Demosthenes: Greatest Enemy of Philip of Macedon: https://youtu.be/ABS1iepXG0U Greek and Barbarians: https://youtu.be/8Y45eWBGz4Q Bosporan Kingdom - Longest Surviving Ancient Greek State: https://youtu.be/ltikjXUiAC4 Ancient Greek Kingdom in India: https://youtu.be/ZxJk4KHZxi8 Ancient Greek State in Afghanistan: https://youtu.be/IQATsepKoLE Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals or by joining the youtube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors, who made this video possible: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooKPbpq0z8ciEjz5Zmrga4-gWRmripm0u4BHMkkXHVc/edit?usp=sharing The video was made by MalayArcher (https://www.youtube.com/user/MathemedicUpdates), while the script was researched and written by Peter Voller, assisted by Peter Voller. This video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ). Art by Nargiz Isayeva. The artwork was inspired by Joan Francesc Oliveras - https://www.instagram.com/jfoliveras/ Machinima: Total War: Rome II engine Divide et Impera mod Alexander submod. ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ►http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Sources: Arrian’s Anabasis Plutarch’s Life of Alexander Justin’s Epitome of Pompeius Trogus Quintus Curtius Rufus’s History of Alexander the Great Diodorus Siculus’ Library of History book 17 Encyclopaedia Iranica Badian, E. (2000) ‘Darius III’, in Harvard Studies in Classical Philology vol. 100 Borza, E. and Green, P. (2013) Alexander of Macedon 356-323BC Heckel, W. (2002) The Wars of Alexander the Great Heckel, W. (2008) The Conquests of Alexander the Great Lane Fox. R. (2004) Alexander the Great Marsden, E. W. (1984) The Campaign of Gaugamela Murison, C. L. (1972) Darius III and the Battle of Issus Worthington, I. (2014), By the Spear: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com #Documentary #Alexander #PersianGate