Issus

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Issus was an ancient city in Cilicia, near the Gulf of İskenderun in modern-day Turkey, best known as the site of Alexander the Great’s decisive victory over the Persian king Darius III in 333 BCE.

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Issus canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
approximateDateOfMajorEvent 333 BCE ⓘ
archaeologicalStatus partially identified site ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Alexander the Great ⓘ
Darius III ⓘ
battleClassification decisive battle site ⓘ
coordinateRole strategic pass between Anatolia and Syria ⓘ
country Turkey ⓘ
culture Greco-Persian ⓘ
Hellenistic ⓘ
era Antiquity ⓘ
eventLocation Battle of Issus ⓘ
historicalRegion Cilicia Pedias ⓘ
linked to: Cilicia
historicalSignificance turning point in Alexander’s conquest of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
knownFor Alexander the Great’s victory over Darius III ⓘ
Battle of Issus ⓘ
languageInUse Aramaic ⓘ
Greek ⓘ
Old Persian ⓘ
locatedIn Cilicia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Turkey ⓘ
locatedInRegion eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
southern Anatolia ⓘ
locatedNear Gulf of İskenderun ⓘ
mentionedByAuthor Arrian ⓘ
linked to: Arrian of Nicomedia

Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Plutarch ⓘ
mentionedInWork Anabasis of Alexander ⓘ
nearBorderWith Syria ⓘ
nearModernSettlement Dörtyol district ⓘ
İskenderun ⓘ
partOf Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Hellenistic world ⓘ
linked to: Hellenistic period
regionToday Hatay Province ⓘ
religionHistorical polytheism ⓘ
strategicImportance access to Cilician Gates ⓘ
control of routes between Syria and Anatolia ⓘ
terrain coastal plain ⓘ
near mountain passes ⓘ
timeOfFlourishing Classical period ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
underControlOf Achaemenid Persia ⓘ
linked to: Achaemenid Empire

Macedonian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Macedon

Roman Empire ⓘ
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
usedAs military staging area ⓘ
trade route node ⓘ
watercourseNearby Pinarus River ⓘ

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