Thursday, December 27, 2007

Darius III


Darius III Codomannus was born 380 year before Jezus Christ was born,dead in 330 BC.He was the last King of Persia from Achaemenid dynasty which govern Kingdom of Persia between 336-330 BC.He was a son Arses of Persia(King of Persia from Achaemenid dynasty which govern Persia between 338-336 BC).In 336 BC Darius III recapture Egypt where he won with Chabbasz and restore authority Kingdom of Persia(from this moment he became the next Pharaoh).When he inquired from Greeks that Philip II King of Macedon organized expedition on Empire of Persia he didn't do anythink in order to ready Persia army to war.In 334 BC Alexsander the Great started expedition from victory in Asia Minor in battle of the Granicus with persian satraphs.In these battle lieghst dead son of the Dariusz III.Darius didn't want hear about very good tactic which was call tactic of burned ground that is to say retread of Persia army which destroyed cities and villages before army Alexsander the Great covered Asia Minor.In 333 BC strenght of Persia was destroyed again in battle of Issus.In these battle to captivity got:mother of Darius-Queen Sisigambis,him wife-Starteira I and daughters Stateira II and Drypteis.Alexsander the Great covered Egypt,Phoenicia and Palestine after that in 331 BC was the main battle in Wars of Alexsander the Great,battle of Gaugamela where all persian army was destroyed by Empire of Macedon.After this battle Darius III escape with one small parth army.Darius III was killed in 330 BC by satrap of Bactria-Bessus.

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