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Darius III, surnamed Codommanus c.381-330BC
King of Persia

The grandson of Artaxerxes II, he was king from 336BC. He was defeated by Alexander the Great at the Granicus (334), at Issus (333) and at Gaugamela or Arbela (331), and was killed by a satrap, Bessus, on his retreat. He was the last king of the Achaemenid dynasty.