battle of Issus

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Noun1.battle of Issus - a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius IIIbattle of Issus - a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III
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Anatolia, Asia Minor - a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey
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The mighty Persian emperor, Darius 111, sensing his defeat at the Battle of Issus in 331 BC fled in fear leaving his troops at the mercy of the enemy.
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Young provides comprehensive descriptions of several key battles, including the Battle of Issus, which marked the first significant defeat of Persia; the Siege of Tyre, which lasted seven gruesome months; and the Battle of the Hydaspes River, which provided the West with access to India.
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