WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In November 333 BC, King Darius III had lost the Battle of Issus to Alexander the Great, which resulted in the subsequent capture of his wife, his mother and his two daughters, Stateira II and Drypetis.

Detailed explanation-2: -He defeats a Persian army in his first victory. 333–331 b.c. Alexander defeats the Persian army led by Darius in the Battle of Issus and proceeds south, where he captures Tyre and conquers the lands between the rivers Tigris and Euphrates.

Detailed explanation-3: -Battle of Issus, (333 bce), conflict early in Alexander the Great’s invasion of Asia in which he defeated a Persian army under King Darius III. This was one of the decisive victories by which Alexander conquered the Achaemenian Empire.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 333 B.C., Alexander and his men encountered a massive Persian army led by King Darius III near the town of Issus in southern Turkey.