Editing 336 BC (section)

====Achaemenid Empire====
* The young king of [[Achaemenid Empire|Persia]], [[Arses of Persia|Arses]], objects to being controlled by [[Bagoas]] and attempts to poison him. Instead, Arses and all his children are killed by Bagoas.
* Bagoas then seeks to install a new monarch who will be easier to control. He chooses [[Darius III|Codomannus]], a distant relative of the royal house, who takes the name [[Darius III of Persia|Darius III]]. When Darius tries to assert his independence from Bagoas' control, Bagoas attempts to poison him, but the king is warned and forces Bagoas to drink the poison himself.