Darius I of Persia

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• Darius II of Persia — Darius II ( Dārayavahuš ), originally called Ochus and often surnamed Nothus (from Greek νοθος, meaning bastard ), was king of the Persian Empire from 423 BC to 404 BC.Artaxerxes I, who died shortly after December 24, 424 BC, was followed by his… …   Wikipedia

• Xerxes I of Persia — ] , foretelling his invasion of Greece. The reference to Darius the son of Ahasuerus in , in turn corresponding to Babylonian ak. Aḫšiyaršu .All of these names originate with Old Persian pe. Xšayāršā .In the Book of EstherFor these same reasons… …   Wikipedia

• Artabanus of Persia — Artabanus the Hyrcanian was a Persian political figure during the Achaemenid Dynasty who was reportedly Regent of Persia for a few months (465 BC 464 BC).Artabanus probably originated from the province of Hyrcania and reportedly served as the… …   Wikipedia

• Sogdianus of Persia — Sogdianus, king of Persia (424 423 BC). He is an obscure historical figure known primarily from the writings of Ctesias. He was reportedly an illegitimate son of Artaxerxes I by his concubine Alogyne of Babylon.The last inscription mentioning… …   Wikipedia

• List of revenues of Darius I of Persia — A List of Revenues of the Darius I, Great King of Persia, is reported by Greek Historian Herodotus c 480 BC. This serves to show the greatness of Darius and the Persian empire, show who was paying tribute to the empire and how much they were… …   Wikipedia

• Xerxes II of Persia — Xerxes II (Xšayāršā) was a Persian king and the son and successor of Artaxerxes I. After a reign of forty five days, he was assassinated in 424 BC by his brother Sogdianus, who in turn was murdered by Darius II. He is an obscure historical figure …   Wikipedia

• Darius II — redirects here. See also Darius II (arcade game). Darius II (Dārayavahuš), was king of the Persian Empire from 423 BC to 405 BC.[1] Artaxerxes I, who died on December 25, 424 BC, was followed by his son Xerxes II. After a month and a half Xerxes… …   Wikipedia

• Darius the Great's Suez Inscriptions — were texts written in Old Persian, Elamite, Babylonian and Egyptian on five monuments erected in Wadi Tumilat, commemorating the opening of a canal between the Nile and The Bitter Lakes.[1] The best preserved of these monuments was a stele of… …   Wikipedia

• Darius — biographical name name of 3 kings of Persia: especially I 550 486 B.C. (reigned 522 486) Darius Hystaspes ; the Great …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Battle of Marathon — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Marathon partof=the Greco Persian Wars caption=The plain of Marathon today date=September 490 BC place=Marathon, Greece result=Athenian victory territory=Persians fail to conquer Attica… …   Wikipedia