31 October 333 BCE · Asia · Europe
Battle of Issus
In 333 BCE, in a narrow coastal plain at Issus, Alexander of Macedon met Darius III, who had brought the Persian royal army down to the sea. It is the first of Alexander’s two great field meetings with Darius.
Commanders
- Alexander III of Macedon · General
- Date
- 31 October 333 BCE
- Place
- Issus · Turkey
- Region
- Asia · Europe