Alexander the Great was antiquity\'s greatest commander

[Jona Lendering]

Alexander was the only man to conquer the Persian army, Leonidas as well as Alexander shamed them.

During the Third Sacred War, Chares defeated a Persian army in Asia Minor, in full battle, hailed as "the second Marathon". Reference lost, but believe me it's true. :wink:

So, I didn't see any mention in your article of Parmenion's struggle for survival on the left wing?

I think we can not know what happened in that big cloud of dust. It may be true that the Macedonian left remembered they had had a hard time, and it is certainly true that they were commanded by Parmenio, but I am not very certain that it is what really happened. My main point is that Gaugamela had already been decided before the battle started.