Fixed Stars of the Battle of Gaugamela

Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela

  

The Battle of Gaugamela [1] took place on  October 1, 331 BC between Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia near Mosul, not far from Irbil (Arbela), which also is a name of the battle (Battle of Arbela).  It  resulted in a decisive victory for the Macedonians and led to the fall of the Persian Empire.

The eclipse [19li04] is conjunct Jupiter[19li44] and opposite Uranus [13ar25].  It was also conjunct the star Agena [21li35] beta Centauri. In ancient China this star was part of the asterism that referred to a time when doors were opened to let the sunlight in.

Jupiter-Uranus convey much the same message that in order to continue to grow, the individual  [the nation in this case]  must embrace new ideas, even new philosophies and cultures rather than maintain the old order of doing, thinking and believing.

Uranus [13ar52] is conjunct Gamma (γ) Andromeda, Almach, which  along with surrounding stars in Andromeda and in Triangulum, was Tien Ta Tseang, Heaven's Great General

On the Ascendant [2ge26] is the star Tejat [2ge56] part of an Arabic lunar mansion about which Robson says “favorable for hunting, besieging towns, and the revenge of princes”.  While on the MC [11aq28] is the star Achernar [11aq23]. Achernar means the end of the river and is positioned at the end of the celestial river Eridanus.  It refers to a release from the past, from the long winding road we have been on, dissolving what has been into universality.  Might this also refer to the end of  the lineage of Persian kings? Alexander's conquests starting with Persia resulted in a major cultural diffusion. He founded some twenty cities that bore his name, most notably Alexandria in Egypt. Alexander's settlement of Greek colonists and the resulting spread of Greek culture in the east resulted in a new Hellenistic civilization.

The eclipse acquires significance for Mosul since the MC is squared by the Pluto-Neptune opposition.

Neptune opposite Pluto. One is too weak [Darius III]  to counter the obsessions and power drive of another [Alexander].

On the day of the great battle the progressed Ascendant [solar quotidian method] brings the Pluto-Neptune opposition on to the horizon axis. Pluto[12ta22] is conjunct the star Cursa [12ta56] while Neptune [9sc17] is conjunct the Royal star Antares [7sc23].

Cursa [12ta56]  marks the beginning of the river Eridanus [ the beginning of a new order?]. In classical astrology, Antares Alpha (α) Scorpius, is a bright  red binary star, fiery red and emerald green, near the center of the constellation Scorpius and was sometimes called "the Heart of the Scorpion".  It  has been known as the star of war and weaponry, and with expounded meaning, it refers to the need to challenge the established politics with a tenacious willingness to fight and even destroy. Antares demands we take a stand against the established order or authority since they  no longer work in the best interest of mankind. [2] 

 [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gaugamela

[2] Nick Fiorenza