| Darius, as we have seen, had fled after the disastrous battle of Issus. |
| Never, I think, have I known such complete absence of light as existed in the pits of Issus. |
| As at Issus, Alexander took the command of the right wing himself, and assigned the left to Parmenio. |
| Once Alexander had destroyed the professional core of Persians and mercenary Greeks at Issus, Darius had to rely on levies from outlying satrapies. |
| So he attacked them close to Issus, and there again gained a great victory. |
| The Sea of Issus, on the Levant, which he places on the west, is on the north. |
