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El cuarto y más grande emperador aqueménida (522–486 a. C.)
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Join the roomDarius I, comúnmente conocido como Darius the Great, fue el tercer Rey de Reyes del Imperio aqueménida, reinando desde 522 a. C. hasta su muerte en 486 a. C. Gobernó el imperio en su apogeo territorial, cuando incluía gran parte de Asia Occidental, partes de los Balcanes y el Cáucaso, la mayor parte de las regiones costeras del mar Negro, Asia Central, el valle del Indo en el extremo oriental, y porciones del norte de África y el noreste de África, incluyendo Egipto (Mudrâya), el este de Libia y la costa de Sudán.
“... This is what I did by the favor of Ahuramazda in one and the same year after that I became king: 19 battles I fought; by the favor of Ahuramazda I smote them and took prisoner 9 kings.”
“For this reason Ahuramazda bore aid, and the other gods who are, because I was not hostile, I was not a Lie-follower, I was not a doer of wrong -- neither I nor my family. According to righteousness I conducted myself. Neither to the weak nor to the powerful did I do wrong.”
“May Ahuramazda bear me aid, with the gods of the royal house; and may Ahuramazda protect this country from a (hostile) army, from famine, from the Lie!”
“If now you shall think that "How many are the countries which King Darius held?" look at the sculptures [of those] who bear the throne, then shall you know, then shall it become known to you: the spear of a Persian man has gone forth far; then shall it become known to you: a Persian man has delivered battle far indeed from Persia.”
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