who was the Persian King that fought Alexander the Great?

Answer 1

Darius III

Answer 2

There were 2 kings.
Darius III Codomannus, great-grandson of Darius II, ruled 336–330.
Artaxerxes V Bessus, a usurper who murdered Darius and continued the resistance against Alexander the Great from 330–329

Answer 3

I am not exactly sure, but I think it was Xerxes, I think this because he was the king who fought the last battle against the Greeks during the Persian Wars, and after the Persian wars came Alexander. But anyways, I will try to find out for u and if I can, I will tell u :)

Answer 4

Alexander's army had crossed the Hellespont with about 42,000 Macedonians and Greeks, more southern city-states of Greece, but also including some Thracians, Paionians and Illyrians. After an initial victory against Persian forces at the Battle of Granicus, Alexander accepted the surrender of the Persian provincial capital and treasury of Sardis and proceeded down the Ionian coast. At Halicarnassus, Alexander successfully waged the first of many sieges, eventually forcing his opponents, the mercenary captain Memnon of Rhodes and the Persian satrap of Caria, Orontobates, to withdraw by sea. Alexander left Caria in the hands of Ada, who was ruler of Caria before being deposed by her brother Pixodarus. From Halicarnassus, Alexander proceeded into mountainous Lycia and the Pamphylian plain, asserting control over all coastal cities and denying them to his enemy. From Pamphylia onward, the coast held no major ports and so Alexander moved inland. At Termessus, Alexander humbled but did not storm the Pisidian city. At the ancient Phrygian capital of Gordium, Alexander "undid" the tangled Gordian Knot, a feat said to await the future "king of Asia." According to the most vivid story, Alexander proclaimed that it did not matter how the knot was undone, and he hacked it apart with his sword. Another version claims that he did not use the sword, but actually figured out how to undo the knot.


Alexander Mosaic, showing Battle of Issus, from the House of the Faun, PompeiAlexander's army crossed the Cilician Gates, met and defeated the main Persian army under the command of Darius III at the Battle of Issus in 333 BC. Darius was forced to leave the battle and left behind his wife, his two daughters, his mother Sisygambis, and much of his personal treasure. Later afterwards he offered a peace treaty to Alexander of 10,000 talents of ransom for his family, and a great deal of territory. Alexander replied that since he was now king of Persia, it was he alone who decided who got what territory. Proceeding down the Mediterranean coast, he took Tyre and Gaza after famous sieges (see Siege of Tyre). Alexander passed through Judea near Jerusalem but probably did not visit the city.

ADDITION

The Macedonian army soon encountered the Persian army under King Darius III at the crossing of the river Granicus, near the ancient city of Troy. Alexander attacked an army of Persians and Greek hoplites (a heavily armed foot soldiers of ancient Greece) who distinguished themselves on the side of the Persians against the Macedonians. Alexander's forces defeated the enemy (totaling 40,000 men) and, according to tradition, lost only 110 men.

Then he turned northward to Gordion, home of the famous Gordian Knot. The legend behind the ancient knot was that the man who could untie it was destined to rule the entire world. Alexander simply slashed the knot with his sword and unraveled it.

Answer 5

Darius III or Codomannus (c. 380 - 330 BC) - the last king of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia from 336 BC to 330 BC. He was deposed during Alexander the Great's conquest.
Darius was married to his sister, Statira, and was killed by Bessus, his own satrap.
It was said that Alexander did not want to kill him, and wanted to keep him alive.

Answer 6

Darius III

Answer 7

Darius III

Answer 8

Darius the second

Answer 9

darius, but he did not actually fight him he retreated and was assasanated by one of his own generals and alexander claimed babylon , and for all those people out there who dont know, alexander was macedonian not greek.