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Definition of Darius I
1. Noun. King of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the battle of Marathon (550-486 BC).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Darius I
Literary usage of Darius I
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"THE PERSIAN DYNASTY: Darius I TO Darius III THE rebellion of Gaumata or ...
Darius I It is said that the seven agreed to elect as sovereign the one amongst ..."
2. A History of Egypt Under the Pharaohs: Derived Entirely from the Monuments by Heinrich Karl Brugsch, Henry Danby Seymour (1881)
"It is well known that Darius I. conceived the bold plan of connecting the Ked
Sea with the Nile by a canal. The remains of a statue of the king, ..."
3. The first four books of Xenophon's Anabasis: with notes, adapted to the by Xenophon, William Watson Goodwin, John Williams White (1894)
"... Hystaspes, Darius I., Xerxes, Artaxerxes I., Darius II. ... with this the
genealogy of Cyrus the Great, whose son Cambyses was succeeded by Darius I.) ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The actual capital of the empire was therefore Susa, where Darius I. and ....
and important position of Greek civilization.1 Darius I. divided the Persian ..."
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