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	Dynasties - Timeline Index
		Darius I: king of ancient Persia, whose reign lasted from 522 to 486.
		The last Persian Great King of the Achaemenid dynasty - Darius III Codomannus - is remembered in history as the premier enemy who was beaten by Alexander.
		Ptolemy I Soter: friend and biographer of the Macedonian conqueror Alexander the Great, after his death king of Egypt, founder of the the Ptolemaic dynasty, one of the Di...
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	Darius The Great - LoveToKnow 1911
		Darius with only a small army of Persians and Medes and some trustworthy generals overcame all difficulties, and in 520 and 519 all the rebellions were put down (Babylon rebelled twice, Susiana even three times), and the authority of Darius was established throughout the empire.
		Thus Darius subjugated the wild nations of the Pontic and Armenian mountains, and extended the Persian dominion to the Caucasus; for the same reasons he fought against the Sacae and other Turanian tribes.
		A great army crossed the Bosporus, subjugated eastern Thrace, and crossed the Danube.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Darius_The_Great (1116 words)

	Dynasties 27 & 28 Cambyses, Darius The Great
		Darius I 520-486 BC Darius I - Darius The Great - was the second ruler of the Twenty-seventh Dynasty.
		Darius was the son of Hystaspes, the satrap (provincial governor) of Parthia.
		Darius was the greatest royal architect of his dynasty, and during his reign Persian architecture assumed a style that remained unchanged until the end of the empire.
	www.crystalinks.com /dynasty27.html (4713 words)

	Persians, Darius The Great
		DARIUS THE GREAT, king of Persia in 522-486 BC, one of the greatest rulers of the Achaemenid dynasty, who was noted for his administrative genius and for his great building projects.
		Darius attempted several times to conquer Greece; his fleet was destroyed by a storm in 492, and the Athenians defeated his army at Marathon in 490.
		Darius was the son of Hystaspes, the satrap (provincial governor) of Parthia.
	history-world.org /darius_the_great.htm (664 words)

	Darius the Great
		Darius, a member of the Achemenides family, raised to the throne of the kingdom of Persia by taking part, in 522, in a plot to assassinate Smerdis, who had assumed the kingship that same year at the death of his brother Cambyses on his way back from Egypt.
		But Darius was not merely an administrator and, after curbing several rebellions in various parts of the empire during his first year in power, he also continued the politic of expansion of his ancestors, toward the east in India, as well as toward the west and Europe, starting with Thracia.
		Darius' reign marks the apogee of the Persian Empire, which started to crumble by the mere fact of its size after his death, until it was conquered by Alexander the Great (who entered Susa in 331).
	www.plato-dialogues.org /tools/char/darius.htm (711 words)

	Darius I of Persia
		Darius with only a small army of Persians and Medes and some trustworthy generals overcame all difficulties, and in 520 and 519 all the rebellions were put down (Babylon rebelled twice, Susiana even three times), and the authority of Darius was established throughout the empire.
		Thus Darius subjugated the wild nations of the Pontic and Armenian mountains, and extended the Persian dominion to the Caucasus; for the same reasons he fought against the Sacae and other Turanian tribes.
		The details given by Herodotus (according to him Darius had reached the Volga!) are quite fantastical; and the account which Darius himself had given on a tablet, which was added to his great inscription in Behistun[?], is destroyed with the exception of a few words.
	www.findword.org /da/darius-i-of-persia.html (1315 words)

	Darius the Great
		Darius, a member of the Achemenides family, raised to the throne of the kingdom of Persia by taking part, in 522, in a plot to assassinate Smerdis, who had assumed the kingship that same year at the death of his brother Cambyses on his way back from Egypt.
		But Darius was not merely an administrator and, after curbing several rebellions in various parts of the empire during his first year in power, he also continued the politic of expansion of his ancestors, toward the east in India, as well as toward the west and Europe, starting with Thracia.
		Darius' reign marks the apogee of the Persian Empire, which started to crumble by the mere fact of its size after his death, until it was conquered by Alexander the Great (who entered Susa in 331).
	plato-dialogues.org /tools/char/darius.htm (0 words)

	Persians, Darius As Administrator
		Although Darius consolidated and added to the conquests of his predecessors, it was as an administrator that he made his greatest contribution to Persian history.
		In the opinion of some authorities, the religious beliefs of Darius himself, as reflected in his inscriptions, show the influence of the teachings of Zoroaster, and the introduction of Zoroastrianism as the state religion of Persia is probably to be attributed to him.
		Darius was the greatest royal architect of his dynasty, and during his reign Persian architecture assumed a style that remained unchanged until the end of the empire.
	www.history-world.org /darius_as_an_administrator.htm (998 words)

	How Art Made the World . Episodes . The Art of Persuasion . Darius and the First Political Logo \| PBS
		Around 500 BC, Darius the Great, the King of the Persians, had taken control of a kingdom so large that he needed to find a new way to impose his power across this vast territory.
		Decorating the staircase that lead to his great hall in the capital city of Persepolis (located in present-day Iran), Darius carved inspiring images of conquered peoples of the empire happily honoring their king with tribute, while interestingly omitting all scenes of war and retribution.
		But there were still millions of subjects in the empire that never came to the palace, but needed to understand his message: "I am justice and have been asked by God to promote happiness." The challenge was to communicate this to people who for the most part couldn't read, and spoke a dozen different languages.
	www.pbs.org /howartmadetheworld/episodes/persuasion/darius (244 words)

	Darius: Christian Resource Centre (Bermuda)!
		Another explanation, plausible enough, is that Darius is another name for Cyaxares II, the son of Astyages, who according to the Greek writer Xenophon was Cyrus’ uncle and father-in-law, and whom Cyrus might have retained temporarily as a figurehead king to please the Medes.
		Darius was evidently recognised as a ruler in Babylon by courtesy of Cyrus, while it was Cyrus who actually held the power (see Is 45:1).
		Darius the Persian (Neh 12:22) is probably Darius II (424/23–405/04 b.c.), the son and successor of Artaxerxes I. The various lists of ecclesiastical officers given in the book of Nehemiah seem to have their terminal point in his reign.
	www.nisbett.com /people/bp-darius.htm (907 words)

	Darius the Great
		Darius belonged to a younger branch of the royal family of the Achaemenidae.
		Darius with only a small army of Persians and Medes and some trustworthy generals overcame all difficulties, and in 520 and 519 all the rebellions were put down (Babylon rebelled twice, Susiana even three times), and the authority of Darius was established throughout the empire.
		The details given by Herodotus (according to him Darius had reached the Volga) are quite fantastical; and the account which Darius himself had given on a tablet, which was added to his great inscription in Behistun, is destroyed with the exception of a few words.
	www.nndb.com /people/994/000092718 (0 words)

	Iran Culture and Information Center
		Darius married a daughter of Gobryas, aprominent Persian aristocrat, in 533 B.C. and started serving as a spear-man in the Royal Guard shortly after 530 B.C. By 522 B.C., he had already become the father of three sons.
		Therefore, it was left to Darius to regain the kingship for the Achaemenids.
		Afterwards, Darius was elected king, married two daughters of Cyrus as well as the only daughter of the true Bardiya, and strove to restore the situation that existed during the time of Cyrus.
	www.iranvision.com /darius.html (0 words)

	History of Iran: Darius The Great
		Through his father Hystaspes, Darius belonged to the Achaemenid family, as did Cyrus The Great and his son Cambyses II, but to a different branch of this family.
		Darius proved to be a strong and wise ruler.
		The "Great King" was forced to retreat and to face the fact that the Greek problem, which had probably seemed to the Persians a minor issue on the western extremity of the empire, would require a more concerted and massive effort.
	www.iranchamber.com /history/darius/darius.php (0 words)

	AncientWeb.org: Ancient Persia - The Art, Culture and History of the Ancient Middle East
		Darius I, who ascended the throne in 521 BC, pushed the Persian borders as far eastward as the Indus River, had a canal constructed from the Nile to the Red Sea, and reorganized the entire empire, earning the title 'Darius the Great.'
		Darius (Greek form Dareios) is a classicized form of the Old Persian Daraya-Vohumanah, Darayavahush or Darayavaush, which was the name of three kings of the Achaemenid Dynasty of Persia: Darius I (the Great), ruled 522-486 BCE, Darius II (Ochos), ruled 423-405/4 BCE, and Darius III (Kodomannos), ruled 336-330 BCE.
		The empire of Darius the Great extended from Egypt in the west to the Indus River in the east.
	www.ancientweb.org /Persia (0 words)

	Persepolis
		However this may be, it seems as if Darius 'invented' Persepolis as the splendid seat of the government of the Achaemenid empire and as its center for receptions and festivals.
		Darius the great king, king of kings, king of countries, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenian, built this palace.
		The rock-cut tomb has a relief, which shows the king worshiping before a fire altar; this is inspired by the tombs of Darius the Great and his successors at Naq-i Rustam, which is one hour's walk north of Persepolis.
	www.livius.org /pen-pg/persepolis/persepolis.html (0 words)

	King Darius the Great
		The native Persians were, however, his supporters throughout; and in the days of his established sovereignty he claimed to be of the royal family of Cyrus and to have been chosen by the Persian god of all good, Ormuzd, as the ruler of the empire.
		He was also a great builder, the founder of the Persian capital, Persepolis; and his tomb near Persepolis is, perhaps, the most impressive remaining monument of Persian civilization.
		Darius founded the line of emperors who ruled Persia until its conquest by Alexander the Great.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/The_Story_of_the_Greatest_Nations_and_the_Worlds_Famous_Events_Vol_1/kingdari_dg.html (312 words)

	The Persians
		If the world and human history could be understood as an epic struggle between good and evil, a struggle whose ultimate trajectory is the establishment of good throughout the universe and the defeat of evil, then one's own role, as an enlightened people, in the world becomes vastly different.
		His great innovation was to divide the huge empire into more or less independent provinces called satrapies.
		he entered Babylon after Darius II had fled (eventually to be assassinated) and the infinitely long history of Mesopotamia folded into a new history, that of the Hellenistic period and the Greek and later Roman domination of the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates.
	www.wsu.edu:8000 /~dee/MESO/PERSIANS.HTM (1421 words)

	Darius I of Persia Summary
		Thus Darius subjugated the wild nations of the Pontic and Armenian mountains, and extended the Persian dominion to the Caucasus; for the same reasons he fought against the Saka and other Iranian steppe tribes, as well as the mysterious Turanians from beyond the Oxus.
		Darius is also remembered for his Behistun Inscription which was chiselled into the rock face near the town of Behistun.
		Darius also continued the process of religious tolerance to his subjects, which had been important parts of the reigns of Cyrus and Cambyses.
	www.bookrags.com /Darius_I_of_Persia (2548 words)

	Darius I. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		A distant cousin of Cambyses II (see under Cambyses), he succeeded to the throne after the fall of the impostor claiming to be Smerdis.
		He then proved himself the true successor of Cyrus the Great and one of the most able of the Achaemenids by revising and increasing Cyrus’ use of the satrapies.
		These provinces were ruled by satraps, who functioned as viceroys and were responsible only to the Great King; the satraps were, however, checked by generals, ministers of home affairs, and secret police, all of whom were responsible to Darius alone.
	www.bartleby.com /65/da/Darius1.html (380 words)

	DARIUS I THE GREAT - (CAIS) ©
		Abstract: Darius’ Empire with a population of some 35 million people over 70 distinct ethnic groups, which was stretched some 2,600 miles from the Indus River in the east and the Aegean sea in the west, and 2,300 mile from Armenia in the north to the first cataract of the Nile in the south.
		Darius I the Great was the third Achaemenid king of kings (r.
		Idem, "Darius in Scythia and Scythians in Persepolis," AMI, N.F. 15, 1982, pp.
	www.cais-soas.com /CAIS/History/hakhamaneshian/darius_great.htm (5602 words)

	Darius I - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Darius also undertook lengthy campaigns; an incursion against the Scythians began in 512 BC, and it involved taking Thrace and Macedonia and building a bridge across the Danube.
		Darius back on field Jaguars' strong safety, injured in Week 2 of 2005 season, is happy about progress after knee surgery.
		DARIUS IS A HIT AT THE RECORD; Scotland's newest pop heart-throb made it a day to remember for a handful of lucky fans when he met them to answer all their questions.(Features)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Darius1.html (941 words)

	Darius 3 Codomannus
		Darius' regime became the end of the Achaemenid dynasty, but this does not indicate that he was a bad ruler.
		Around 380?: Born as son of one of the lesser princes of royal family, great grandson of Darius 2.
		Darius is buried in great splendour at the cost of Alexander the Great.
	www.lexicorient.com /e.o/darius3.htm (268 words)

	Darius the Great - Former Things - Biblical Archaeology and The Bible
		Darius the Great was the son of Hystaspes and a Persian Emperor of the Achaemenid dynasty.
		Daniel 9:1 Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes.
		King Darius mentions that this individual was a deceiver and a liar and seized Babylon by force.
	formerthings.com /darius.htm (548 words)

	Darius I,The Great king of Persia (522-486 bc)
		Darius (Greek form Dareios) is a classicized form of the Old Persian Darayaohumanah, Darayavahush or Darayavaush, which was the name of three kings of the Achaemenid Dynasty of Persia: Darius I (the Great), ruled 522-486 BCE, Darius II (Ochos), ruled 423-405/4 BCE, and Darius III (Kodomannos), ruled 336-330 BCE.
		The empire of Darius the Great extended from Egypt in the west to the Indus River in the east.
		Darius the Great is seated on his throne in his reception chamber while an audience of delegates from provinces around his mighty empire approaches him to bring him tribute.
	www.dusharm.com /content/view/22/2 (1142 words)

	Darius 1 the Great
		He was also a king of great religious tolerance, allowing the practice of different religions, even himself adhering the different gods and cult centres.
		It is generally assumed that it was Darius 1 who introduced Zoroastrianism as the state religion.
		Darius reign is well documented from inscriptions he ordered made into high rock, now called the Behistun Inscription and from historical accounts by Greek historians.
	i-cias.com /e.o/darius1.htm (485 words)

	Darius 1 the Great
		He was also a king of great religious tolerance, allowing the practice of different religions, even himself adhering the different gods and cult centres.
		It is generally assumed that it was Darius 1 who introduced Zoroastrianism as the state religion.
		Darius reign is well documented from inscriptions he ordered made into high rock, now called the Behistun Inscription and from historical accounts by Greek historians.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/darius1.htm (485 words)

	Darius and the Bisutun Inscription
		Darius’ Bisutun inscription has proven to be the ‘Rosetta Stone’ of the ancient near eastern languages, but with the distinction that, of the three languages inscribed therein, none had previously been deciphered by modern scholars.
		Behind Darius are shown two of his supporters, slightly smaller in stature than Darius and carrying the implements which symbolize his power to rule.
		It is as a result of Darius, Rawlinson, and this inscription that we have come to understand cuneiform script and several of the historically significant languages that utilized it.
	www.visopsys.org /andy/essays/darius-bisitun.html (2212 words)

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