In 334 BC, Alexander the Great began his invasion of the Persian Empire and subsequently defeated the Persians in a number of battles before taking the capital Persepolis in 331 BC. With the Persian Empire now effectively under Alexander's control, Alexander then decided to pursue Darius, but Darius was killed by a satrap Bessus before Alexander reached him.
The new king found himself in control of an unstable empire, large portions of which were governed by jealous and unreliable satraps and inhabited by disaffected and rebellious subjects. However, he lacked the skills and experience to deal with these problems.
After Artaxerxes III of Persia and all of his sons were killed by the vizier Bagoas, the vizier installed a cousin of Artaxerxes III, Codomannus, to the Persian throne as Darius III. When Darius tried to act independently of the vizier, Bagoas tried to poison him, but Darius was warned and forced Bagoas to drink the poison himself.
Darius III (ca. 380–330 BC, Persian داریوش Dāriūš), also known by his given name of Codomannus, was the last king of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia from 336 BC to 330 BC.
Ther's one name that bring down the might of Persian. Khalid Al-Walid, one of the greatest General in military History.
phadil 4 weeks ago
iranian women are still so beautiful imagine how beautiful persian women would have been in its heydays
TheSkirmishes 1 month ago
@allisbrawlbich nah, ten times
Nathanchooper 1 month ago
10 times, more like 30 times
allisbrawlbich 1 month ago
@SuperGreatSphinx do you get paid by the word...?
fatparrot66 2 months ago 2
In 334 BC, Alexander the Great began his invasion of the Persian Empire and subsequently defeated the Persians in a number of battles before taking the capital Persepolis in 331 BC. With the Persian Empire now effectively under Alexander's control, Alexander then decided to pursue Darius, but Darius was killed by a satrap Bessus before Alexander reached him.
SuperGreatSphinx 4 months ago
The new king found himself in control of an unstable empire, large portions of which were governed by jealous and unreliable satraps and inhabited by disaffected and rebellious subjects. However, he lacked the skills and experience to deal with these problems.
SuperGreatSphinx 4 months ago
After Artaxerxes III of Persia and all of his sons were killed by the vizier Bagoas, the vizier installed a cousin of Artaxerxes III, Codomannus, to the Persian throne as Darius III. When Darius tried to act independently of the vizier, Bagoas tried to poison him, but Darius was warned and forced Bagoas to drink the poison himself.
SuperGreatSphinx 4 months ago
Darius III (ca. 380–330 BC, Persian داریوش Dāriūš), also known by his given name of Codomannus, was the last king of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia from 336 BC to 330 BC.
SuperGreatSphinx 4 months ago
@sinoples, PLS remove your email address, pm instead through subcribtion... this is public domain... lol
Phantasmos 4 months ago