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Darius III (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios; c. 380 – 330 BC) was the thirteenth and last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC. Contrary to his predecessor Artaxerxes IV Arses, Darius was a distant member of the Achaemenid dynasty.
Darius III (died 330 bc, Bactria) was the last king (reigned 336–330 bc) of the Achaemenid dynasty. Darius belonged to a collateral branch of the royal family and was placed on the throne by the eunuch Bagoas, who had poisoned the two previous kings, Artaxerxes III and Arses.
Darius III, originally known as Artashata, was the last ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, a vast and influential dynasty that had governed Persia since the 6th century BC. Darius’s life, reign, and eventual defeat at the hands of Alexander the Great marked the end of the Persian Empire and the beginning of a new era of Hellenistic rule. His ...
The Battle of Issus, on 5 November 333 BCE, was Alexander the Great's second battle against the Persian army and the first direct engagement with King Darius III, near the village of Issus in southern modern-day Turkey.
Darius III (Darius Codomannus) (kŏdəmăn´əs), d. 330 BC, king of ancient Persia (336–330 BC). A cousin of Artaxerxes III, he was raised to the throne by the eunuch Bagoas, who had murdered both Artaxerxes and his son, Arses; Darius in turn murdered Bagoas.
The Battle of Issus (also Issos) 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 great battle of Alexander's conquest of Asia, and the first encounter between Darius III and Alexander the Great.
Darius III was the thirteenth and last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC.
The Battle of Gaugamela (October 1, 331 BCE) was a clash between the forces of Alexander the Great of Macedonia and Darius III of Persia that decided the fate of the Persian Achaemenian Empire.
Battle of Issus, (333 bce), conflict early in Alexander the Great’s invasion of Asia in which he defeated a Persian army under King Darius III. This was one of the decisive victories by which Alexander conquered the Achaemenian Empire.
Life of Darius III of Persia. Alexander the Great invades the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Battle of Issus. Alexander the Great is victorious against Darius III of Persia. Battle of Gaugamela. Alexander the Great calls himself "King of Asia." Death of Darius III and end of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia.