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Look up Issue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Issue may have one of the following special meanings. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (hence: Wiktionary) (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ...

  • Issue, a legal term.
  • A computer issue, a means of keeping track of tasks.

Issue can also used as an adjective before a noun to mean an item of kit that has been issued to you, esp. military kit from an army, e.g. 'My issue gloves don't keep my hands warm.' In law, issue can mean several things: In wills and trusts, a persons issue are the group of people composed of his lineal descendants. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


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Battle of Issus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1278 words)
The battle took place south of the ancient town Issus, which is close to present-day Iskenderum, Turkey, on either side of a small river called Pinarus.
If Darius were to reach the Gulf of Issus he could use the support from the Persian fleet under Pharnabazus still operating in the Mediterranean Sea, thus easing his supply and possibly landing troops behind the enemy.
The battle of Issus was illustrated (according to the Roman writer Pliny) by a Greek painter, Philoxenus of Eretria, in the late fourth century BC.
Battle of Issus - Free Encyclopedia (586 words)
At that location the distance from the gulf of Issus to the surrounding mountains is only 2,6 km.
If Darius would reach the Gulf of Issus he could use the support from the Persian fleet under Pharnabazus still operating in the Mediterranean sea, thus easing his supply and possibly landing troops behind the enemy.
Darius knew that Parmenio held the Pass of Jonah and thus chose a northern route of advance.
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