HyperDic: battle_of_issus

English > 1 sense of the expression battle of Issus:
NOUNactbattle of Issus, Issusa battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III
English > battle of Issus: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III.
SynonymIssus
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
RegionAsia Minor, AnatoliaA peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey
CatalanBatalla d'Issos

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