Darius III

Also known as Darius III Codomannus, Darius III of Persia

last king of the Achaemenid Empire (r. 336–330 BC)

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Darius III was the final ruler of the ancient Persian Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 336 to 330 BC. He is historically significant because his reign ended with his defeat by Alexander the Great, which brought down one of the ancient world's largest and most powerful empires.

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Commons category: Darius III
date of birth: 0380-00-00
date of death: 0330-07-00
Commons gallery: Darius III of Persia
name in native language: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁

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Darius III (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; Ancient Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareios; c. 380 – 330 BC) was the thirteenth and 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. During his early career, he was reportedly an obscure figure among his peers and first rose to prominence during the Cadusian expedition of Artaxerxes III in the 350s BC. As a reward for his bravery, he was given the Satrapy of Armenia. Around 340 BC, he was placed in charge of the royal "postal service," a high-ranking position. In 338 BC, Artaxerxes III met an abrupt end after being poisoned by the court eunuch and chiliarch (hazahrapatish) Bagoas, who installed Artaxerxes' youngest son Arses on the throne. He only reigned for a few years, until Bagoas had him poisoned as well. Darius was subsequently installed on the throne and soon forced Bagoas to drink his poison after discovering that the eunuch had planned to poison him as well.