#darius III

[nero-draco]

[jeannereames]

ATG Symposium

Just a reminder to all-and-sundry that I'm still covered up with the Alexander the Great conference, which begins TOMORROW, right here in Omaha. 30-something scholars from all over the world. Super-cool. Link to the full schedule below, if you're curious. Two keynotes, one experimental archaeology session and eleven regular paper sessions across 2.5 days. I may be dead by the time it's over. LOL

9th International Alexander the Great Symposium: Repercussions of Violence under Alexander and the Succesors

[thegoodthegrandandtheugly]

[isitandwonder]

I've just watched the first episode of the new Alexander documentary on Netflix. And, apart from some huge historical inaccuracies, I enjoyed it. They finally gave us Alexander and Hephaistion

Now show Darius loving men too!

It's not just the white, blue-eyed, blond, progressive European guy who had sex with men while conquering the world.

The middle eastern guy did too! Both reign the largest empire known to men back then, and having sex with them as well.

[lizzie-queenofmeigas]

Netflix not mentioning the fact that Darius was married to his sister Stateira. Like, not only they ignore this, they go to say that Darius married her for her blood to have the support of the nobles. They have the same blood!!

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Fate Grand Order Servant Comparisons

Darius III

Left - FGO

Right - Alexander Mosaic (c. 100 BC)

[badhistorymemes]

And then getting disowned by his mom, and then being chased around all over his former kingdom, and then getting killed by Bessus, and then…

[hasmashdoneanythingwrong]

Context:

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[jeannereames]

Hi. Do you know what happened to Darius's son? Thank you.

We don't. We're not even 100% sure he had one. The boy appears almost exclusively in Curtius,* the narrative of Darius' family before Alexander. He's portrayed there to contrast his father: see, the son--a little boy--is braver! It also showcases Alexander's kindness and clemency, as he picks him up, doesn't kill him in front of his mother.

But Ochus (the boy) disappears from the narrative after this. This presents three possibilities:

Alexander had him killed at some point after, because he could become a rallying point for rebel Persians. Or Alexander feared he might rebel himself when he grew up.

Alexander had him spirited away and put in hiding to keep him away from rebel Persians who might use him as a figurehead.

There was no son.

I'm going with door #1 or #3, probably #3. While it's not necessary that Bessus would claim the upright tiara in the name of Darius's son, the fact he claims it for himself might be suggestive. The reason I don't think it's #2: it's simply too dangerous for Alexander to let him live...although he does let Darius's brother live, so....

Nonetheless, I just think it's just meant to be a contrasting example to Darius. The Greeks didn't understand ANE omens of king-death on the battlefield, so they simply regarded Darius's retreat as cowardice.

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*The only other mention is the Fragmentum Sabbaiticum, which might be contemporaneous with Arrian. Stress on "might."

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The Owl House | Darius & Eberwolf | Icons

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ON the Right we have the Viking King, Ragnar Lodbrok

ON the Left we have Darius III enemy of Iskander, and Ruler of the Persian empire

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