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Battle of Issus

second great battle of Alexander's conquest of Asia
Event battle Q201526
Battle of Issus
an earlier Greek painting of Philoxenus of Eretria · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Battle of Issus is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,449 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Turkey[3]
  • Location: Issus[4]
  • Part of: Wars of Alexander the Great[5]
  • Commons category: Battle of Issus[6]
  • Point in time: November 5, 333 BC[7]
  • Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[8], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10]
  • Has contributing factor: Jewish history[11]
  • Different from: Battle of Issus[12]

Why It Matters

Battle of Issus has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . The History of the Jews in Antiquity. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Battle of Issus
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'azb', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cu', 'de',
    Described by source → Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
    Gnd id → 4291322-6
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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