Issus

An ancient settlement in Cilicia, modern Hatay Province, Turkey, where in 333 BCE Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III.

Proper noun

  1. An ancient settlement in Cilicia, modern Hatay Province, Turkey, where in 333 BCE Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III.

Origin

From Latin Issus, from Ancient Greek Ἰσσός (Issós).