1. Crossing of the Tigris during the Babylonian campaign

    · Tigris River, Iraq

    Crossing of the Tigris during the Babylonian campaign
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    Darius crossed the Tigris with his army and fought the forces of Nidintu-Bêl during his first campaign to recover Babylonia. The precise crossing point is not identified in the source; coordinates are a representative middle-Tigris location near Baghdad.

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