Darius the Great

By: Jacob Abbott

After his accession to the throne of Persia, Darius I., called The Great to distinguish him from Darius II. (Ochus) and Darius III. (Codomannus), for many years contended with revolts in all parts of his empire. The two revolts of Babylon were carried on with special obstinacy. These insurrections put down, Darius reorganized his empire, removed the seat of government to Susa, and pushed his con- quests to the Caucasus and the Indus. His attempted conquest of the Scythians was dis- astrous ; his first expedition against the Athen- ians miscarried through the loss of his fleet; and the second was decisively defeated at Marathon.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1539619605
• ISBN13: 9781539619604
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"