Darius, Bessus took the regal name Artaxerxes V and began calling himself the King of Asia. He was subsequently captured by Alexander, tortured, and executed. Another of Darius' generals ingratiated himself to Alexander by giving the conqueror Darius' favored companion, Bagoas. Notes References Bibliography Ancient works Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica. Modern works Further reading 4th-century BC Kings of the Achaemenid Empire 4th-century BC Pharaohs 4th-century BC Babylonian kings Kings of the Achaemenid Empire Achaemenid satraps of Armenia People in the deuterocanonical books Pharaohs of the Achaemenid dynasty of Egypt Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt 380s BC births 330 BC deaths Year of birth uncertain 4th-century BC murdered monarchs Opponents of Alexander the Great Deaths by javelin Murdered Persian monarchs 4th-century BC rulers 4th-century BC Iranian people Shahnameh characters Dethroned monarchs