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Event war Europe

Battle of Issus

333 BCE

Alexander the Great defeated Darius III in a narrow coastal plain in southern Turkey, capturing the Persian royal family.

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Standing in 333 BCE

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Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Greek city-states Polity · Europe 1500 BCE – 300 BCE Celts Polity · Europe Founded 1200 BCE · attested to 100 BCE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Danube Delta Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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343 BCE Samnite Wars 340 BCE Latin War 334 BCE Conquests of Alexander the Great 332 BCE Siege of Tyre 331 BCE Alexandria 331 BCE Battle of Gaugamela