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Seal of King Darius the Great hunting in a chariot, reading "I am Darius, the Great King", in Old Persian, Elamite and Babylonian. British Museum. [5] [6]The main source for the Greco-Persian Wars is the Greek historian Herodotus.
Dive In is the debut album by Darius Danesh, released on 2 December 2002.It was a huge success and went platinum in the UK, charting at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart during the competitive pre-Christmas sales.
Darius Campbell Danesh (19 August 1980 – 11 August 2022) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, actor and film producer. He first came to prominence as Darius Danesh [ 2 ] when he appeared in the first series of Popstars in 2001, and the 2002 inaugural series of the ITV talent contest Pop Idol .
Darius the great king, king of kings, king of countries, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenid. King Darius says: This is the kingdom which I hold, from the Sacae who are beyond Sogdia to Kush , and from Sind ( Old Persian : 𐏃𐎡𐎭𐎢𐎺 , "Hidauv", locative of " Hiduš ") to Lydia ( Old Persian : "Spardâ") - [this is] what Ahuramazda, the ...
"Incredible (What I Meant to Say)" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Darius, released as the third single from his debut album, Dive In (2002). It peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart , making it his third consecutive top-10 hit.
Dariush was born and raised to Assyrian Christian parents on a farm near Urmia in Iran. [5] [6] [7] When he was nine, he and his parents left Iran emigrating to America where they already had several relatives from their large extended family.
The Battle of Gaugamela (/ ˌ ɡ ɔː ɡ ə ˈ m iː l ə / GAW-gə-MEE-lə; Ancient Greek: Γαυγάμηλα, romanized: Gaugámēla, lit. 'the Camel's House'), also called the Battle of Arbela (Ἄρβηλα, Árbēla), took place in 331 BC between the forces of the Army of Macedon under Alexander the Great and the Persian Army under King Darius III.
The Battle of Issus by Jan Brueghel the Elder in the Louvre. The battle took place south of the ancient city Issus, which is close to the present-day Turkish city of Iskenderun (the Turkish equivalent of "Alexandria", founded by Alexander to commemorate his victory), on either side of a small river called Pinarus.