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Where did Darius the third die?
Bactria
Darius III/Place of death
Who is responsible for the death of King Darius?
In 334 BCE, Alexander of Macedon invaded the Persian Empire, and by 330 BCE, the Persian king, Darius III, was dead—murdered by one his generals. Alexander claimed the Persian throne. Alexander left the officials and institutions of the cities he captured in place to manage his massive empire.
What is Darius III known for?
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.
When was Darius III killed?
July 330 BC
Darius III/Date of death
Who was responsible for the death of Darius III?
The Death of Darius III Arrian says that Darius died after being killed by Nabarzanes and Barsaentes. Alexander did not arrive in time to speak to him. After finding Darius’ body, he sent it to Persepolis to be buried in the royal tombs. Curtius says that Darius was killed by ‘Bessus and his fellow-conspirators’.
Why did Alexander the Great hunt down Darius III?
The death of Darius III. In the early Summer of 330, Alexander hunted down the Persian king Darius III Codomannus. His courtiers arrested, perhaps because they thought that extraditing him would guarantee their own lives, or perhaps because they wanted to choose a new, stronger king.
What did Bessus do to Darius the Great?
Diodorus is of the opinion that Bessus murdered Darius. Arriving at the scene of the crime not long later, Alexander found the Great King and ‘gave him a royal funeral’. According to other writers, however – referred to but left unnamed by Diodorus – Darius was still alive when Alexander found him.
How did Darius III get rid of the vizier?
When the vizier Bagoas learnt that it wasn’t easy to control Darius, he tried to poison him. However, now that Darius was warned, he forced the vizier to drink the poison, killing the evil vizier once and for all. However, Darius by now was a king of an unstable empire where a lot of satraps were not reliable at all.