| Arbela (Akkadian Arbirâ): A town in ancient Assyria, modern
Arbîl or Erbil (its real name was Arba'ilu), situated on the east
bank of the Tigris. Archaeological discoveries have confirmed the existence
of a Persian garrison in the fourth city BC. In 331 BC, the Persian king
Darius III used Arbela as his base before
he marched to Gaugamela, where he was defeated by his Macedonian colleague
Alexander the Great. |
