Issus
Americannoun
noun
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We now demonstrate functional gears in the ballistic jumping movements of the flightless planthopper insect Issus.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 12, 2013
Alexander’s victory at Granicus alarmed the Persian king, Darius III. Vowing to crush the invaders, he raised a huge army of between 50,000 and 75,000 men to face the Macedonians near Issus.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012
He won the battle of Issus, ending Asiatic rule in the Mediterranean.
From Time Magazine Archive
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"Darius and his army have passed the Amanic Gates and are now at Issus," Leonidas said briefly.
From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Fuller, Robert H.
One was known as the Alexander tomb because it portrayed in high bas-relief the battle of Issus and also a hunting scene, in each of which one of the figures was identified as portraying Alexander.
From Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft by Straus, Oscar S.
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