Battle of Issus

معركة إسوس بين الجُيُوش المقدونيَّة بِقيادة الإسكندر الأكبر، والفُرس الأخمينيين بِقيادة الشاه دارا الثالث، سنة 333 ق.م. فاز بها الإسكندر وأنهى توسُّع الفُرس غربًا.

Mosaic representing the battle of Alexander the Great against Darius (III) the Great, possibly at Battle of Issus or Battle of Gaugamela, perhaps after an earlier Greek painting of Philoxenus of Eretria. This mosaic was found in Pompeii in the House of the Faun and is now in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples). It is dated first century BC.

The Battlefield at Issus
Historical Overview
The first direct encounter between Alexander and Darius III. Alexander broke the Persian line and forced the Great King to flee.
Quick Facts
Macedon & League of Corinth
- Commander: Alexander der Große
- Strength: ca. 40.000 Mann
- Casualties: Moderat (ca. 450)
Achaemenid Empire (Satraps)
- Commander: Dareios III.
- Strength: ca. 100.000 - 300.000 Mann
- Casualties: Sehr hoch (ca. 20.000+)
Strategic Context
Crushing the main royal army to enable the advance into Phoenicia and Egypt.
Conflict / War
Alexander's Campaign
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