Battle of Issus
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The Battle of Issus was a decisive 333 BC clash in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persian king Darius III, cementing Macedonian dominance in Asia Minor and showcasing Alexander’s tactical brilliance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Issus (as part of Alexander’s empire) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Companion cavalry
ⓘ
Macedonian phalanx ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Macedon ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Macedon
Macedon ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian Empire
|
| combatantStrength | Macedonian army smaller than Persian army ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Darius III ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| date | 333 BC ⓘ |
| depictedIn | The Battle of Issus (painting by Albrecht Altdorfer) ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Gaugamela
ⓘ
Siege of Tyre ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Tyre (332 BC)
|
| front | land ⓘ |
| geopoliticalImpact |
rise of Macedonian hegemony in the Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
weakening of Achaemenid imperial authority ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| location |
Cilicia
ⓘ
near Issus ⓘ southern Anatolia ⓘ |
| macedonianLeader | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Alexander’s tactical use of terrain
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Macedonian phalanx effectiveness ⓘ capture of Darius III’s family ⓘ cavalry charge led by Alexander ⓘ defeat of Darius III ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Darius III ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alexander the Great’s campaign against the Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Alexander’s Asian campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian conquest of the Achaemenid Empire
|
| persianLeader | Darius III ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Granicus
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Granicus
|
| primarySource |
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
ⓘ
Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
surface form:
Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica
Life of Alexander ⓘ
surface form:
Plutarch’s Life of Alexander
|
| result |
Macedonian victory
ⓘ
decisive Macedonian victory ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
Macedonian dominance in Asia Minor
ⓘ
collapse of Persian control in Asia Minor ⓘ opening the way for Alexander’s advance into Syria and Phoenicia ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | pitched battle ⓘ |
| year | 333 BC ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Issus (as part of Alexander’s empire)