Associations to the word «Issus»
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Wiktionary
ISSUS, proper noun. (historical) an ancient settlement in Cilicia where in 333 BC Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III
Dictionary definition
ISSUS, noun. A battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III.
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