NOUN
- king of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great; his murder effectively ended the Persian Empire (died in 330 BC)
How To Use Darius III In A Sentence
- The defeat of the Persian king Darius III by Alexander the Great in the Battle of Gaugamela in 331 B.C. was foretold by soothsayers when the moon turned blood-red a few days earlier.
