Issue
in law, the point of fact in dispute which is submitted to a jury.
ISSUS (is'us), anciently, a seaport on a gulf of the same name in Cilicia, Asia Minor, celebrated for the victory which Alexander the Great obtained here over Darius (333 в. c.), by which the camp and treasure and family of Darius fell into his hands.
ISSY (is-ē'), a village in the French department of Seine, half a mile S. W. from Paris. There are manufactures of wax, cloth, chemicals, etc. Here on July 3, 1815, Blücher defeated Davoût. In 1870-1871, during the siege of Paris by the Germans, the fort of Issy suffered severely from the artillery fire. It now forms part of the S. W. defenses of Paris. Pop. about 20,000.
ISTAR (is-tär'), the ancient Babylonian god of war and destruction. ISTER. See DANUBE.