Susa in the Ancient World
The atlas holds 3 people and 6 moments here, from 522 BC to 324 BC. The most recorded lives are Artaxerxes I, Alexander the Great and Darius the Great.
Notable people
Alexander the Great
from 331 BC to 324 BC
2 moments here
Alexander III of Macedon (356–323 BCE), known as Alexander the Great, became king of Macedon in 336 BCE and campaigned from the Balkans through the…
Artaxerxes I
from 465 BC to 424 BC
3 moments here
Achaemenid king of kings, son of Xerxes I, who reigned from 465 to 424 BC. The securely documented physical-presence record is sparse: surviving…
Darius the Great
in 522 BC
1 moment here
Darius I, commonly called Darius the Great, was Achaemenid king of kings from 522 to 486 BCE.…
Moments
- 522 BC Arrival at Susa before the accession coup Darius the Great
- 465 BC Receives Argive envoys at Susa Artaxerxes I
- 445 BC Court audience with Nehemiah Artaxerxes I
- 424 BC Death at Susa Artaxerxes I
- 331 BC Reached Susa Alexander the Great
- 324 BC Held the Susa marriages Alexander the Great