SWORD OF KING DARIUS ALEXANDER THE GREAT 521 MARTO
This sword is the Great-Persian Sword of King Darius officially licensed Alexander movie replica by Marto of Toledo Spain. Although this luxury sword was designed for its beauty and use in pageantry for the great Persian King; with its short length, light weight this double-edged blade, it has ability to deliver quick and devastating cuts and effective thrusts in close quarter combat. Forged from battle-grade stainless steel and rendered authentic in every detail to the actual movie prop, this beautiful persian sword features a hilt ornately decorated with lions and blue-jeweled flora in gold and silver. The hilt's unique design is further established with a large crescent shaped pommel that reaches down into a hand grip of two concave finger holds that resolve into detailed yet modestly slim guard. This museum quality blade marks an outstanding achievement in historical, theatrical and artistic design. The blade is stamped with Marto "M" Seal, Made in Spain Marto Toledo, and official Made in TOLEDO box stamp. Each sword comes with a Certificate of authenticity.  Read more on Decorative Series Swords

ALEXANDER & DARIUS - two kings meet in battle
On September 30, 331 bc, the fate of two empires was decided on a plain 70 miles north of present-day Irbil, Iraq. Lying near the hamlet of Gaugamela, the plain was part of a vast territory north of the Persian provincial capital of Babylon where King Darius III, also known as Darius Codomanus, had mustered an army formidable enough, he hoped, to halt the invasion of the Persian-dominated lands of the eastern Mediterranean by Macedonian forces. But King Alexander III, only 25 years old, his reputation preceding him like thunder before a storm, led his men into Asia. To the king's soldiers, their invasion would avenge half a century of devastation wrought on Greece during the Persian wars between 499 and 448 bc. Alexander's personal ambition, however, was nothing less than to eclipse the great Persian empire by conquering its lands and bringing it under his aegis.