The Battle of Issus, on 5 November 333 BCE, was Alexander the Great's second battle against the Persian army and the first direct engagement with King Darius III, near the village of Issus in southern modern-day Turkey. https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Issus/ #History #AlexandertheGreat #BattleofGaugamela #BattleofIssus

The Battle of the Granicus in May 334 BCE was Alexander the Great's (356-323 BCE) first major victory against the forces of the Achaemenid Empire. Alexander had crossed the Hellespont with his combined Macedonian and Greek forces and stepped upon the shores of Anatolia. His goal was simple: to defeat Darius III (r. 336-330 BCE) and conquer the vast Persian Empire. In May 334 BCE he had his firs...https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_the_Granicus/ #AlexandertheGreat #BattleofChaeronea #BattleofIssus #History