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Bessus

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A satrap of Bactria under Darius, who assassinated his master after the battle of Arbela, but was delivered over by Alexander to Darius's brother, by whom he was put to death, 328 B.C.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Bessus'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/bessus.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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