Achaemenid satrap (governor) of Bactria and Sogdiana under King Darius III of Persia. In 330, after Alexander the Great had defeated Darius in ... [4 related articles]
(died 327 BC) Satrap (governor) of the ancient region of Bactria in the Persian empire (now northern Afghanistan and central Asia), under King Darius III (ruled 336-330 BC). Bessus captured and killed Darius...