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In 331 B.C. the Persian king Darius III picked this now peaceful place to face Alexander the Great of Macedonia once and for all.

Persian King Darius III also had several wives and kept a stock of 360 royal concubines “for his own personal use.”

So you need to rely heavily on the guide to, for example, explain to you that the field you’re looking at is where Alexander the Great defeated the Persian King Darius III in 331 BC.”

The name Artaxerxes was adopted by Bessus when he proclaimed himself king after the assassination of Darius III.

He fled to Darius III., who received him with distinction.