Darius III
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Darius III (c. 380 – July 330 BC) was first named Artashata. He was called Codomannus by the Greeks.[1] Darius III was the last Persian Shah (king) of the Persian Achaemenid Empire of Persia.[2] He ruled from 336 BC to 330 BC. Artashata took Darius as his dynastic name.[1]
| Darius III | |
|---|---|
 Detail of Darius III from the Alexander Mosaic. | |
| 336–330 BC | |
| Born | c. 380 BC Persia |
| Died | July 330 BC (aged 50) Bactria |
| Burial | |
| House | Achaemenid Dynasty |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Darius III Media
Coin minted in by Cilicia by its satrap Mazaeus, portraying Artaxerxes III as pharaoh on the obverse, while a lion is depicted on the reverse
Darius's flight at the Battle of Gaugamela (18th-century ivory relief)
Murder of Darius and Alexander at the side of the dying king depicted in a 15th-century manuscript
The Family of Darius before Alexander, by Paolo Veronese, 1570.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Heckel, Waldemar (2002). The Wars of Alexander the Great. p. 24. ISBN 978-1841764733. Retrieved 27 September 2014.[dead link]
- ↑ Alexander the Great at War: His Army - His Battles - His Enemies, ed. Waldemar Heckel (Oxford: Osprey, 2002), p. 24