After capturing the Mediterranean ports, and having been welcomed as a god in Egypt, Alexander turned east again, aiming to defeat Darius once and for all. 

Theme: The Battle of Gaugamela

• Murray Dahm, 'Alexander's triumph - The road to Gaugamela'.
• Kathleen Toohey, 'Macedonian battle tactics - How Alexander rewrote the rules of war'.
• Michael Park, 'An empire falls - The battle of Gaugamela'.
  
• Mark McCaffey, 'A violent blade - The Greek kopis or machaira'.
• Dan Nijssen, 'When the moon chose a king - The eclipse before Gaugamela'.

Features:

• Alberto Pollastrini, 'Armour of the living god - Protecting pharaoh's body in battle'.
• Michael J. Taylor, 'Pick your officer - Electing Republican centurions'.
• Floris van Dijk, 'March to conquer - The daily life of the Roman legionary'.
• Jo Ball, 'Favour for a friend - Reading Vindolanda tablet 891'.
• Mark McCaffery, 'Quae malum, quae animum! - Mischief and spirit'.
• Murray Dahm, 'Attack Wei to save Zhao - The battle of Guiling'.
• Christoph Kleiser, Dominik Hagmann,

  Matěj Kmošek, and Martijn A. Wijnhoven, 'Mars in miniature - Legionary identity at Carnuntum'.