
Darius III
Last Achaemenid king, who lost his empire to Alexander at the Granicus, Issus and Gaugamela and was killed by Bessus in 330 BCE.
Personc. 380 BCE O.S. – Jul 330 BCE O.S.
Over time
enemy of
Alexander the Great
killed by
ruled
Achaemenid Empire
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- Identifiers
- Wikidata Q102865
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Relations
- enemy of:
- Alexander the Great334 BCE O.S. – Jul 330 BCE O.S.
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- killed by:
- BessusJul 330 BCE O.S.
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- put on the throne by:
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- ruled:
- Achaemenid Empire336 BCE O.S. – Jul 330 BCE O.S.
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Appears in6 items
- Alexander’s Campaigns6 items

- Darius III, King of Kings · subject336 BCE O.S.
- Battle of Issus · Persian kingc. Nov 333 BCE O.S.

- Darius offers terms · negotiatorc. Dec 333 BCE O.S.

- Battle of Gaugamela · Persian king1 Oct 331 BCE O.S.

- The hunt for Darius and Bessus · quarryc. Jun 330 BCE O.S.
- Darius dies in a wagon · victimc. Jul 330 BCE O.S.