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4 days ago · Darius III was a ruler of the Persian Empire most well-known for losing that empire to Alexander the Great. Darius was born in 380 B.C. as Artashata and was known also as Codomannus. His mother was Sisygambis, whose father was King Artaxerxes II.
3 days ago · Darius I (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios; c. 550 – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his death in 486 BCE.
3 days ago · Darius III (c. 380 – July 330 BC) still had Indian units in his army, albeit very few in comparison to his predecessors. In particular he had 15 war elephants at the Battle of Gaugamela for his fight against Alexander the Great.
3 days ago · The unfinished gate of Persepolis, started by the order of Artaxerxes III, continued by his successors Arses and Darius III.
5 days ago · Definitions of Darius III. noun. king of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great; his murder effectively ended the Persian Empire (died in 330 BC) see more.
5 days ago · Artaxerxes III and his son were poisoned, and one of their relatives, Darius III Codomannus, took the throne front 338 to 331 BCE. He would have been able to restore Persian rule if he had not been defeated by Alexander at Issus, on Syrian territory, in 333 BCE.
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