Ipsus

American  

[ip-suhs] / ˈɪp səs /

noun

1. an ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia: the scene of a battle (301 b.c.) between the successors of Alexander the Great.

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Ipsus British  

/ ˈɪpsəs /

noun

1. an ancient town in Asia Minor, in S Phrygia: site of a decisive battle (301 _bc ) in the Wars of the Diadochi in which Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetrius

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The battle of Ipsus decided the fate of Alexander's kingdom.

From The Story of the Greeks by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber

But Judaea was wrested from Ptolemy Lagus by Antigonus, and again recovered by Ptolemy after the battle of Ipsus, in 301 B.C.

From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02 Jewish Heroes and Prophets by John Lord

As for Demetrius, although he had lost a kingdom at the battle of Ipsus, he soon managed to conquer another.

From The Story of the Greeks by H. A. (Hélène Adeline) Guerber

In 301 B.C., the struggle between Antigonus and his rivals was brought to a close by the battle of Ipsus in Phrygia, in which Antigonus was killed, and his army completely defeated.

From A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest by Sir William Smith

After Arbela they submitted without a struggle to Alexander; and when in the division of his dominions, which followed upon the battle of Ipsus, they fell naturally to Seleucus, they acquiesced in the arrangement.

From The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. by George Rawlinson

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