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Darius I

Type Figure Region Persia Time c. -550–-486 Also known as Darius I the Great

Darius I (ca. 550–486 BCE), third-generation Achaemenid monarch, acceded in 522 BCE after quelling civil strife following Cambyses II's death;…

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  1. -522–-521Behistun · KermanshahDarius suppressed the revolt of the false Bardiya after Cambyses II's death and uprisings across the empire, acceded in 522 BCE, and carved multilingual inscriptions on the cliffs at Behistun proclaiming his royal authority.
  2. c. -518–-490Susa · KhuzestanDarius instituted the provincial governor system, standardized taxation and a royal road relay network, and built palaces at Susa, Persepolis, and Babylon, bringing the imperial administrative system to maturity.
  3. -492–-486Persepolis · FarsDarius launched expeditions against Greece; after the defeat at Marathon he prepared a larger invasion but died in 486 BCE, and his son Xerxes I succeeded him and continued the Greco-Persian Wars.

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