Darius the Great

Darius the Great (c. 549 BC– 486/485 BC) was the son of Hystaspes and Persian Shah of Iran from 522 BC to 485 BC. After Darius became Shah of Persia, he divided the Persian Empire into twenty provinces, and appointed a governor for each province. He introduced golden coins and developed commerce within the empire and trade without. He tried to conquer Greece and subjugate the Greeks in the first Greco–Persian war but lost at the Battle of Marathon.

Darius
Shah of Persia
Predecessor	Bardiya
Successor	Xerxes I
Born	550 BCE
Died	October 486 BCE (aged 64)
Religion	Zoroastrian

Darius allowed the Jews to rebuild the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem. He also built many temples in Egypt. He crowned himself as the Pharaoh of Egypt. The largest building that was built by Darius, is the new capital of Persepolis, near Pasargadae. Darius died in Persepolis. His tomb was cut into a rock face near Persepolis. After his death, Xerxes became the Shah of Iran.

Darius The Great Media

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  The name of Darius I in Old Persian cuneiform on the DNa inscription of his tomb: Dārayavauš ()
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  Lineage of Darius the Great according to the Behistun Inscription

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  Eastern border of the Achaemenid Empire

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  Map of the European Scythian campaign of Darius I

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  Key sites of the Persian invasions of Greece

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  Tomb of Darius at Naqsh-e Rostam

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  Volume of annual tribute per district, in the Achaemenid Empire.

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  Gold daric, minted at Sardis

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  Reconstruction drawing of the Palace of Darius in Susa