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Darius III of Persia

last king of the Achaemenid Empire (r. 336–330 BC)
  • Mosaic representing the battle of Issus, between Alexander the Great and Darius III, perhaps after an earlier Greek painting of Philoxenus of Eretria. This mosaic was found in Pompeii in the House of the Faun and is now in the National Museum of Naples. It is dated first century BC.
    Mosaic representing the battle of Issus, between Alexander the Great and Darius III, perhaps after an earlier Greek painting of Philoxenus of Eretria. This mosaic was found in Pompeii in the House of the Faun and is now in the National Museum of Naples. It is dated first century BC.
  • detail
    detail
  • Alexander and family of Darius III
    Alexander and family of Darius III
  • Darius run through and dead in a wagon, inspected by Alexander
    Darius run through and dead in a wagon, inspected by Alexander
  • Darius' flight at the Battle of Gaugamela (18th cent. ivory relief, M.A.N., Madrid)
    Darius' flight at the Battle of Gaugamela (18th cent. ivory relief, M.A.N., Madrid)
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