# Battle of Issus — WHE Definition Discussion (1-527)

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**Created:** [November 24, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/battle-of-issus-whe-definition-discussion-1-527/17204 "2011-11-24T20:33:55Z")\
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The Battle of Issus, on 5 November 333 BCE, was Alexander the Great's second battle against the Persian army and the first direct engagement with King Darius III, near the village of Issus in southern modern-day Turkey. It was a major victory for Alexander, defeating the Achaemenid Empire and causing Darius III to flee the battlefield.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original definition at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle\_of\_Issus/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Issus/)._

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