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Which ancient battles were described by the sources from both sides?
i know 3 of them:
Leuctrae
Edessa
Cunaxa
Could somebody add some battles to this list?
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Do you mean "we have (written) sources surviving from both sides" or "we know there were (written) sources from both sides"? What counts as a source- do only detailed written descriptions of the fighting count?
For Alexander's three famous Persian battles, especially Issos, our sources probably had access to sources on both sides. The Babylonian Astronomical Diaries mention Gaugamela, and a stela by an Egyptian priest mentions Issos.
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Gaugamela (Arrian presents the Macedonian side; Diodorus + Astron. Diaries the Persian side); Kadesh (Hittite and Egyptian).
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How about battles of Roman Republic/Empire Civil Wars? Would they count?
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