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Analysis and commentary of the Battle of Issus, which took place in 333 BC and was the first confrontation between Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia, and King Darius III, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire. ???? Support the channel! ???? Become a member - / @perrosdelaguerra ???? Instagram ???? @perrosdelaguerra - http://bit.ly/3GHMDif ???? Related videos ???? Siege of Halicarnassus (334 BC) - • The Siege of Halicarnassus (334 BC) -... Battle of Thebes (335 BC) - • The Battle of Thebes (335 BC) - Document... Battle of the Granicus River (334 BC) - • The Battle of the Granicus River (334 BC)... ???? Timestamps ???? 0:00 - Introduction 0:49 - Historical context 3:11 - Previous movements 8:14 - Order of battle 11:45 - The Pinaro river 13:13 - Initial maneuvers 16:07 - The Battle 21:19 - Alternative versions 23:45 - After the battle 25:16 - Voting ???? Bibliography ???? Arrian - Anabasis of Alexander the Great - 2nd century Diodorus Siculus - Historical Library - 1st century Quintus Curtius Rufus - History of Alexander the Great of Macedonia - 1st century Nicholas GL Hammond - The Genius of Alexander the Great WF Ainsworth and EH Bunbury - The Identification of the Pinarus with the River Piyas - https://www.jstor.org/stable/1800727 Nicholas GL Hammond - Alexander's Charge at the Battle of Issus in 333 BC - https://www.jstor.org/stable/4436258 Kathleen Toohley - Chapter 4: The Pinarus River - https://www.academia.edu/38915045/Cha... © Images © All images are properly credited in the video. Most of them are edited from scenes from the strategy video game Rome 2 Total War, owned by Creative Assembly and (if you'll allow me) one of the best strategy games out there. ???? Music ???? Scott Buckley - Age of Wonder / scottbuckley Released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au