Battle of Issus

When

31 Oct 333 BCE

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

36.84° N, 36.21° E

Description

second great battle of Alexander's conquest of Asia

333 BC battle between Alexander the Great and Darius III

The Battle of Issus occurred in southern Anatolia, on 5 November 333 BC between the Hellenic League led by Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, led by Darius III. It was the second major battle in Alexander's invasion of the Persian empire, and the first encounter between Darius III and Alexander the Great. The battle resulted in the Macedonian troops defeating the Persian forces.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “King Darius III of Persia executes Charidemus, a Greek mercenary leader living in exile in Persia, for criticising preparations taken for the Battle of Issus”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “İssos Savaşı gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Alexander der Große siegt über den persischen König Darius III in der Schlacht bei Issos (Merksatz: drei-drei-drei- bei Issos Keilerei)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Alexandre le Grand défait le roi perse Darius III Codoman à la bataille d'Issos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Весна — Александр в Гордии, столице Фригии”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla de Issos”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “معركة إسوس”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “马其顿王国亚历山大三世的马其顿大军在伊苏斯战役中击败波斯大流士三世的军队”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “アケメネス朝ペルシアの王ダレイオス3世は、ペルシアに亡命していたギリシア人傭兵隊長カリデーモスを、イッソスの戦いへの準備をしたとして処刑した。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page