The Archers of Darius Persian Persia Iran frieze from the Palace of Darius the Great in Susa


Darius the Great as the son of Hystaspes, and Persian Emperor from 521 BC to 486/485 BC.). Darius was the Latin spelling used by ancient Roman historians. Darius on a Greek vaseDarius in his inscriptions appears as a fervent believer in the Dualistic religion of Zoroaster. He was also a great statesman and organizer. Darius thoroughly revised the Persian system of administration and also the legal code. His revisions of the legal code revolved around laws of evidence, slave sales, deposits, bribery, and assault. Mesopotamie Capital from a column from the Audience Chamber (Apadana) of the Palace of Darius I of Persia in Susa ca 510 BC North


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