Battle of Issus: Quick Facts


Facts

Date 333 BCE
Location İskenderun • Turkey
Participants Macedonia • Persia

Photos


Key People

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Parmenio
Macedonian general
Alexander and Darius
Darius III
king of Persia
Detail from Charles Le Brun's painting showing Alexander the Great in profile, wearing a gold helmet with white plumes and a blue cloak, with soldiers in the background.
Alexander the Great
king of Macedonia