Darius III

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Darius III was the final king of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, best known for his defeat by Alexander the Great, which led to the empire’s collapse.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid king
King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire
Persian monarch
alsoKnownAs Darius Codomannus
associatedCity Ecbatana
Persepolis
birthName Artashata
burialPlace Likely Persia (exact location uncertain)
capital Babylon
Persepolis
Susa
capturedFamilyBy Alexander the Great
causeOfDeath Assassination
child Drypetis
Stateira II
contemporary Philip II of Macedon NERFINISHED
country Achaemenid Empire
deathDate 330 BC
deathPlace Near Hecatompylos
Parthian Empire
surface form: Parthia
dynasty Achaemenid dynasty NERFINISHED
era Classical antiquity
ethnicity Persian
father Hystaspes
fledAfterDefeatAt Battle of Gaugamela NERFINISHED
Battle of Issus NERFINISHED
givenName Darius NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Achaemenid Empire
surface form: Late Achaemenid period
house Achaemenid NERFINISHED
killedBy Bessus
knownFor Being the last king of the Achaemenid Empire
Defeat by Alexander the Great
language Old Persian
surface form: Old Persian (court language)
legacy Marked the end of the Achaemenid Empire
militaryRole Commander of Persian forces against Macedon
notableBattle Battle of Gaugamela NERFINISHED
Battle of Granicus (as opposing monarch)
Battle of Issus NERFINISHED
opponent Alexander the Great
predecessor Artaxerxes IV Arses
rankBeforeKingship Satrap of Armenia (possibly)
reignEnd 330 BC
reignStart 336 BC
religion Zoroastrianism
spouse Stateira I
succeededBy Macedonian rule in Persia
successor Alexander the Great
title King of Kings
Shahanshah of Persia

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Battle of Gaugamela commander Darius III
Battle of Issus commander Darius III
Stateira II father Darius III
Achaemenid Empire lastRuler Darius III
Asian campaign opponentCommander Darius III
Battle of Issus opponentOf Darius III
Battle of Issus persianLeader Darius III