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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Example Sentences

A great battle was fought at Ipsus, in Asia Minor, between Demetrius on one side and Cassander on the other.

From Pyrrhus Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob

A decisive battle was fought at Ipsus, in which Antigonus fell, in the eighty-first year of his age.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

The struggle for power which broke out almost immediately after his death among the successors of Alexander may be regarded as having been brought to a close by the battle of Ipsus.

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 Rawlinson, George

Under him the collection of the library was commenced, probably soon after the defeat of Antigonus at the battle of Ipsus, B.C.

From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William

But after Ipsus a further change was made—a change that was injudicious in the extreme.

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 Rawlinson, George