Issus

American  

[is-uhs] / ˈɪs əs /

noun

1. an ancient town in Asia Minor, in Cilicia: victory of Alexander the Great over Darius III 333 b.c.

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Issus British  

/ ˈɪsəs /

noun

1. an ancient town in S Asia Minor, in Cilicia north of present-day Iskenderun: scene of a battle (333 _bc ) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians

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Example Sentences

We now demonstrate functional gears in the ballistic jumping movements of the flightless planthopper insect Issus.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 12, 2013

Alexander’s victory at Granicus alarmed the Persian king, Darius III. Vowing to crush the invaders, he raised a huge army of between 50,000 and 75,000 men to face the Macedonians near Issus.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

He won the battle of Issus, ending Asiatic rule in the Mediterranean.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Sea of Issus, on the Levant, which he places on the west, is on the north.

From The Roman History of Ammianus Marcellinus During the Reigns of the Emperors Constantius, Julian, Jovianus, Valentinian, and Valens by Yonge, Charles Duke

Its eastern half is studded with isolated rocky crags, which are crowned with the ruins of ancient strongholds, and broken by the low hills that border the plain of Issus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various