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Issus may refer to:

  • Issus (Cilicia), an ancient settlement in the modern Turkish province of Hatay
    • Battle of Issus (333 BC), in which Alexander the Great of Macedonia defeated Darius III of Persia
    • Battle of Issus (194), in which P. Cornelius Anullinus defeated Septimius Severus's rival Pescennius Niger
    • Battle of Issus (622), in which the Byzantine emperor Heraclitus defeated Shahrbaraz of Persia
    • Issus (diocese), a Roman Catholic titular see in the town
  • Issus (river), a river near the town and battle site
  • Gulf of Issus, near the town
  • Issus, Haute-Garonne, a commune in France
  • Issus (planthopper), a genus of planthoppers in the family Issidae
  • Issus, the ostensible Goddess of Death and Eternal Life in the Barsoom series of novels

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Battle of Issus

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Uxians 9 Gaugamela 8 Alexandria 7 Gaza 6 Tyre 5 Issus 4 Miletus 3 Granicus 2 Pella 1    The Battle of Issus (also Issos) occurred in southern Anatolia, on...

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Issus

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Look up issus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Issus may refer to: Issus (Cilicia), an ancient settlement in the modern Turkish province of Hatay Battle...

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The Battle of Alexander at Issus

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In early November, as Alexander proceeded about the Gulf of Issus from Mallus via Issus, the two armies inadvertently passed one another on opposite...

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Issus coleoptratus

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Issus coleoptratus is a species of planthopper belonging to the family Issidae. This common species can be found in the western Palearctic realm, in the...

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Alexander Mosaic

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the Battle of Issus and again two years later at the Battle of Gaugamela. The work is traditionally believed to show the Battle of Issus. The battle scene...

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Gulf of Alexandretta

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classical Alexandretta. It was also formerly known as the Sea or Gulf of Issus (Latin: Mare Issicum or Issicus Sinus) (Ancient Greek: Ἰσσικὸς κόλπος)....

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Issus Aussaguel

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Issus-Aussaguel Station is a radio antenna station for communication with spacecraft operated by the Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES). It is...

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Darius III

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Alexander's army until a year and a half after Granicus, at the Battle of Issus in 333 BC. His forces outnumbered Alexander's soldiers by at least a 2 to 1...

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Wars of Alexander the Great

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fell into a coma, he eventually recovered.[citation needed] The Battle of Issus took place in southern Anatolia on November 333 BC. After Alexander's forces...

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Visual arts

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Hellenistic Fayum mummy portraits. Another example is mosaic of the Battle of Issus at Pompeii, which was probably based on a Greek painting. Greek and Roman...

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Amanian Gate

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Nabonidus Chronicle. The pass played an important role leading to the Battle of Issus. The Persian army advanced through the Amanic Gate or another nearby pass...

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Hammer and anvil

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The Battle of Issus...

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Uzbekistan

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Alexander the Great at the Battle of Issus. Mosaic in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples....

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The Gods of Mars

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Issus, the self-proclaimed goddess of Barsoom, who dictates the Therns through secret communications which they mistake for divine revelation. Issus takes...

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Alexander the Great

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of Achaemenid Persia in a series of decisive battles, including those at Issus and Gaugamela; he subsequently overthrew Darius III and conquered the Achaemenid...

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Battle of the Hydaspes

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Cyropolis 11 Persian Gate 10 Uxians 9 Gaugamela 8 Alexandria 7 Gaza 6 Tyre 5 Issus 4 Miletus 3 Granicus 2 Pella 1    The Battle of the Hydaspes also known...

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Taurus Mountains

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which are of great strategical importance. In 333 BC at the Battle of Issus, Alexander the Great defeated Darius III in the foothills along the coast...

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Alexander Sarcophagus

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king of Sidon appointed by Alexander immediately following the Battle of Issus (333 BC). Scholar Andrew Stewart asserts that the Alexander Sarcophagus...

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Companion cavalry

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philosopher) hailed from Apollonia on Lake Bolbe. During the Battle of Issus, Arrian names the ile of Anthemus (modern Galatista),; another, from the...

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Antioch

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Irenopolis Isaura Nea Isaura Palaea Isba Isinda in Lycia Isinda in Pisidia Issus Istlada Juliosebaste Kalanthia Kalelibelen Kandyba Kanytelis Karakabaklı...

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