Unlike ancient conquerors who took rape and ... Alexander captured the Persian royals, including Darius’ wife and mother. Instead of enslaving them, as might have been expected, he treated ...

it also preserved one of the ancient world’s most remarkable artifacts: a massive mosaic depicting Alexander the Great’s triumph over the Persian king Darius III at the epic Battle of Issus.

One of the few virtues of the recent Netflix series on Alexander the Great was the prominent role given to his principal opponent, Darius III of Persia. But in this retelling of history ...

His conquest started in Persia, where he battled King Darius III's forces in what is ... a professor emeritus of ancient history at the University of Houston, told Live Science in an email.

In a campaign that forever marked the course of history, Alexander quelled rebellions in the Balkans and Greece before entering the first official battle against Persia (under Darius) in the ...

Opposite him is another leader often identified as the Persian king Darius III. The mosaic probably ... well-known representation of his face in ancient art.” Mosaics were a flourishing art ...

It features massive sculptures and complex carvings of ancient Persian kings ... features a colossal engraving of the conquests of King Darius I. Due to lichen growth, it has degraded significantly.

This was where Alexander the Great led the Macedonians to victory against the Persian army of Darius III ... This would identify the ancient conservation materials and determine the mosaic ...