Issus
Meanings
name
- An ancient settlement in Cilicia, modern Hatay Province, Turkey, where in 333 BCE Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin Issus, from Ancient Greek Ἰσσός (Issós).
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