# Darius III

> The last king of Persia who watched Alexander burn Persepolis and died fleeing his own satraps. His six-year reign collapsed under the weight of the most famous invasion in antiquity.

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

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/darius-iii

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** -380
- **Died:** -330
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Darius was a distant branch of the Achaemenid line, an obscure figure who earned a satrapy in Armenia after showing bravery during Artaxerxes III's Cadusian expedition in the 350s BC. By 340 BC he'd risen to oversee the royal postal service. When the court eunuch Bagoas poisoned Artaxerxes III in 338 BC and installed the young Arses, then poisoned Arses too, Darius was placed on the throne in 336 BC — and immediately forced Bagoas to drink his own poison after learning of a third plot. Two years later Alexander crossed into Asia. Darius lost battle after battle, and in 330 BC Alexander torched Persepolis. As Alexander closed in, Darius fled east, only to be killed by Bessus, his own satrap of Bactria, before the Macedonian could reach him.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 64.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.2 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 23.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 4.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100
- **Category rank:** #204

## Topics
#Politicians, #Historical Figure, #Royalty, #Politics, #Ancient History

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_III)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102865)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Darius%20III)
- [اۆچونجو داریوش](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%86%DA%86%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%88_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B4)
- [III Dara](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/III_Dara)
- [Дарий III](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9_III)
- [তৃতীয় দারিয়ুস](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B8)
- [Darios III de Pèrsia](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darios_III_de_P%C3%A8rsia)
- [داریووشی سێیەم](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%88%D8%B4%DB%8C_%D8%B3%DB%8E%DB%8C%DB%95%D9%85)
- [Dareios III.](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dareios_III.)
- [Darius III, brenin Persia](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_III%2C_brenin_Persia)
- [Dareios 3.](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dareios_3.)
- [Dareios III.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dareios_III.)
- [Darius III](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_III)
- [Δαρείος Γ΄ της Περσίας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%94%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%93%CE%84_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%A0%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Dario la 3-a](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_la_3-a)
- [Darío III](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar%C3%ADo_III)
- [Dareios III](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dareios_III)
- [Dario III.a](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dario_III.a)
- [داریوش سوم](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B4_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85)
- [Dareios III](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dareios_III)
- [Darius III](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_III)
- [Darius III](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_III)
- [سوؤمي داريۊش](https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A4%D9%85%D9%8A_%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%DB%8A%D8%B4)
- [Darío III](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar%C3%ADo_III)
- [دار يوس الثالث](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB)
- [داريوش التالت](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B4_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA)

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