-
executed at Ecbatana.
Bessus appears in the 11th-century
Persian epic
Shahnameh under the name of J****ipar/J****hyar. "
Bessus" (Βήσσος) is the Gr****...
-
protect him from
Bessus and Nabarzanes, but the King
could not
accept for
political reasons and grew
accustomed to his fate.
Bessus and
Nabarzanes eventually...
- his
general Ptolemy in
pursuit of
Bessus. In the meantime,
Bessus is
overthrown by the
Sogdian Spitamenes.
Bessus is captured, flogged, and sent to Ptolemy...
-
tenacious adversaries of Alexander.
Spitamenes was an ally of
Bessus. In 329 BC,
Bessus stirred a
revolt in the
eastern satrapies, and the same year his...
- own destiny, and was
taken prisoner by
Bessus, his
Bactrian satrap and kinsman. As
Alexander approached,
Bessus had his men
fatally stab the
Great King...
- two
feast days ****ociated with
Bessus that were
celebrated at Ivrea:
August 10 and
December 1. The cult of
Saint Bessus may
actually represent the Christianization...
- promoted. July 17 – King
Darius III is
deposed and
killed by
Bessus, the
satrap of Bactria.
Bessus ****umes the
kingship as
Artaxerxes V. Alexander's regent...
- refuge.
Darius III was
taken prisoner by
Bessus, his
Bactrian satrap and kinsman. As
Alexander approached,
Bessus had his men
murder Darius III and then...
- and
Mazaeus also
began to pull his
forces back as
Bessus had. However,
unlike on the left with
Bessus, the
Persians soon fell into
disorder as the Thessalians...
- was killed. One man,
Bessus,
claimed the
throne as
Artaxerxes V, but in 329 BC,
Alexander had him executed. The
manner of
Bessus'
death is disputed, and...
