Darius III
| Darius III | |
|---|---|
 Detail of Darius III from the Alexander Mosaic. | |
| Reign | 336–330 BC |
| Born | c. 380 BC Persia |
| Died | July 330 BC (aged 50) Bactria |
| Burial | |
| House | Achaemenid Dynasty |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Darius III (c. 380 – July 330 BC) was first named Artashata. He was called Codomannus by the Greeks. 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.
References
- 1 2 Heckel, Waldemar (2002). The Wars of Alexander the Great. p. 24. ISBN 978-1841764733. Retrieved 27 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Alexander the Great at War: His Army - His Battles - His Enemies, ed. Waldemar Heckel (Oxford: Osprey, 2002), p. 24
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