Gaugamela
[gaw-guh-mee-luh] /ˌgɔ gəˈmi lə/
noun
1.
an ancient village in Assyria, E of Nineveh: Alexander the Great defeated Darius III here in 331 b.c. The battle is often mistakenly called “battle of Arbela.”.
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