In this episode, we discuss the ascension of Darius to the Persian throne; his consolidation of the empire and eastern campaigns; Zoroastrianism and the role Ahura-Mazda played in his reign; and his reform program, with a special focus on his creation of a new script (Old Persian), his new capital of Persepolis, his bureaucratic satrapies, the Royal Road, his "sort of" Red Sea/Nile River canal, and the creation of and influence of the gold "Daric"
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Supplementary Resources (Videos, Photos, Other Podcasts)
Video/Why were the Iranian Empires so Successful? (Kings and Generals)
Map/The Achaemenid Empire's Growth
Video/The Religion that Shaped Ancient Iran (Archaia Istoria)
Video/Darius I and The Greatest Lie in History (Kings and Generals)
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