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Definition of Darius III
1. Noun. King of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great; his murder effectively ended the Persian Empire (died in 330 BC).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Darius III
Literary usage of Darius III
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin (1815)
"Alexander, on his return to Egypt, meditates advancing against Darius, iii.
132 : on setting oi;t. he is informed of the death ofthat prince's wife, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Darius III fled to Media, where he was seized and murdered by Bessus ... —With
Alexander's signal victory over Darius III at Arbola ..."
3. The Sixth Great Oriental Monarchy: Or, The Geography, History, & Antiquities by George Rawlinson (1873)
"Their Ethnic character and connection!. Their position wider the Persian Monarchi,
from Cyrus the Great to Darius III. ..."
4. Princeton Theological Review by Princeton Theological Seminary (1904)
"So also of Cambyses in Book 111:1-126; of Darius III. 126-VII. ... 63, 122; King
Darius, III. 119, 128 bis, 137, 138139, IV. 87,88, V. 17, 24, 73, 105, VI. ..."
5. A History of Egypt Under the Pharaohs, Derived Entirely from the Monuments by Heinrich Karl Brugsch, Henry Danby Seymour (1879)
"... perusal of the following inscription of an eminent priest, a contemporary of
the Persian great king, Darius III., and of the hero Alexander of Macedon. ..."
6. The Gentile Nations: Or, The History and Religion of the Egyptians by George Smith (1853)
"... and Cyprus—Darius III. had scarcely undertaken the Government, when Alexander
invaded the Empire—Continued Success and final Triumph of the Macedonian. ..."
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