Darius III
last king of the Achaemenid Empire (r. 336–330 BC) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Darius III (c. 380 – July 330 BC) was first named Artashata. He was called Codomannus by the Greeks.[1] Darius III was the last Persian Shah (king) of the Persian Achaemenid Empire of Persia.[2] He ruled from 336 BC to 330 BC. Artashata took Darius as his dynastic name.[1]
Darius III | |
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![]() 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 |