Agis III
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Agis III was the eldest son of Archidamus III, and the 21st Eurypontid king of Sparta between 338 and 331 BC. He tried to lead a revolt against Macedonian hegemony over Greece, but was defeated by Ant
Agis III received the financial and military support of Autophradates, Achaemenid satrap of Lydia, against Alexander the Great.
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Battle of Issus
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The Battle of Issus occurred in southern Anatolia, on 5 November 333 BC between the Hellenic League led by Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, led by Darius III. It was the second major bat
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…Alexander the Great in Greece. The satraps agreed to support Agis; however, they could only spare for him 30 talents and 10 ships. The news of the Battle of Issus in 333 BC, however, put a check upon their plans. He sent his brother Agesilaus with instructions to sail with them to Crete, that he might secure that…
c. 120–100 BC mosaic of the battle
The Battle of Issus by Jan Brueghel the Elder in the Louvre
The battlefield at Issus
Sabakes, the Achaemenid satrap of Egypt, died at the Battle of Issus defending Darius III.