Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Issus: contested ground

The ground around Issus was fought over 3 times between 333 BC and AD 622: 2 battles and 1 campaign, in 3 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of IssusHeraclius' campaign of 622Battle of IssusBattle of IssusAleppoAdanaGaziantepŞanlıurfaTarsusİskenderunAdıyamanAr Raqqah200 km36.838N, 36.180E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Issus, 333 BCBattle of Issus, AD 194Heraclius' campaign of 622, AD 622333 BCAD 622
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
5 November 333 BCBattle of IssusIssusWars of Alexander the Great
AD 194Battle of IssusIssuslist of Roman civil wars and revolts
AD 622Heraclius' campaign of 622CappadociaByzantine–Sassanid War of 602–628

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.