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Darius III ( Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios; c. 380 – 330 BC) was the 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.
1 Oct 331 BCE. Battle of Gaugamela. Alexander the Great calls himself "King of Asia." 330 BCE. Death of Darius III and end of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia . May 330 BCE. Persepolis is burned and looted by Alexander the Great . Explore the timline of Darius III.
Darius III ( Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios; c. 380 – 330 BC) was the last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC.
May 9, 2012 · Darius I the Great was the third Achaemenid king of kings (r. 29 September 522-October 486 B.C.E.; Figure 1 ). He was born in 550 B.C.E. (cf. Herodotus, 1.209), the eldest son of Vištāspa (Hystaspes) and *Vardagauna (Gk. Rhodog (o)únē, NPers. Golgūn; Justi, Namenbuch, p. 261; Hinz, 1975a, p. 270).
May 23, 2018 · 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.
Nov 17, 2011 · v. DARIUS III. Darius III (b. ca. 380 B.C.E., d. mid-330; cf. Arrian, Anabasis 3.22.6), the last Achaemenid king. Sources. The lack of sources for the last century of Achaemenid rule (Frye, p. 135) is especially severe for the life and reign of Darius III.
Darius III was the last Persian Shah (king) of the Persian Achaemenid Empire of Persia. He ruled from 336 BC to 330 BC. Artashata took Darius as his dynastic name.
Jul 11, 2024 · Darius III of Persia; edit. Language Label Description Also known as; English: Darius III. last king of the Achaemenid Empire (r. 336–330 BC) Darius III Codomannus; Darius III of Persia; Statements. instance of. human. 1 reference. imported from Wikimedia project. Ukrainian Wikipedia. image. Darius III mosaic.jpg 1,646 × 1,759; 626 KB. media legend. Dareios III som vist på [[Aleksander-mosaikken]].
Aug 10, 2020 · Darius III Codomannus: last Achaemenid king of the Persian Empire, ruled from 336 to 330. Darius III Codomannus (Alexander Mosaic, Pompeii) Relatives: Father: Astanes. Mother: Sisygambis. Brother: Oxyathres. Wife/sister: Statira. Son: Ochus. Daughters: Barsine/Statira, Drypetis. Main deeds. Real name: Artašata.
