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The Archers of Darius Persian frieze from the Palace of Darius the Great in Susa
Darius the Great Darayawush . 549 BC– 486/485 BC Old Persian Dārayawuš was the son of Hystaspes, and Persian Emperor from 521 BC to 486/485 BC. His name in Modern Persian is Dâryûsh, in Hebrew Daryawesh and the ancient Greek sources call him Dareios. 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.
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