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Battle of Issus

noun
1.
A battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III.  Synonym: Issus.






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... said this, he put on his helmet, having the rest of his arms on before he came out of his tent, which were a coat of the Sicilian make, girt close about him, and over that a breastpiece of thickly quilted linen, which was taken among other booty at the battle of Issus. The helmet, which was made by Theophilus, though of iron, was so well wrought and polished, that it was as bright as the most refined silver. To this was fitted a gorget of the same metal, set with precious stones His sword, which was the ...
— The Boys' and Girls' Plutarch - Being Parts of The "Lives" of Plutarch • Plutarch



Words linked to "Battle of Issus" :   Anatolia, Asia Minor, Issus, pitched battle



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