Résumé du livre

Klappentext Darius III ruled over the Persian Empire and was the most powerful king of his time, yet he remains obscure. In the first book devoted to the historical memory of Darius III, Pierre Briant describes a man depicted in ancient sources as a decadent Oriental who lacked Western masculine virtues and was in every way the opposite of Alexander the Great. Zusammenfassung Darius III ruled over the Persian Empire and was the most powerful king of his time! yet he remains obscure. In the first book devoted to the historical memory of Darius III! Pierre Briant describes a man depicted in ancient sources as a decadent Oriental who lacked Western masculine virtues and was in every way the opposite of Alexander the Great.