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Darius the Great

Jacob Abbott

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Prexaspes to destroy him; his ordering his assassination to be secret—these, and all the other attendant circumstances, were only so many preliminary steps, preparing the way for the success of the revolution which was to accomplish his ruin. He was, in a word, his own destroyer. Like other wicked men, he found, in the end, that the schemes of wickedness which he had malignantly aimed at the [Pg 62]destruction of others, had been all the time slowly and surely working out his own.

Opinion in regard to Smerdis.
Acquiescence of the people.

The people of Persia, therefore, were prepared by Cambyses's own acts to believe that the usurper Smerdis was really Cyrus's son, and, next to Cambyses, the heir to the throne. The army of Cambyses, too, in Egypt, believed the same. It was natural that they should do so for they placed no confidence whatever in Cambyses's dying declarations; and since intelligence, which seemed to be official, came from Susa declari. . . Read More

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- Masen - Dec 09, 2013

Great book for light reading. I am thanks to him have downloaded the whole Makers of history on my Kindle.

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- Stefanie - Mar 25, 2024

Darius I was a Persian King. He ruled from 522 to 486 BCE. During his reign, he encountered a series of revolts from all across the lands he absorbed into his kingdom. One of these revolts would eventually lead to the infamous Battle of Thermopylae, which the movie 300 is based off of. Darius I was

4.00
- Bmceuen - May 21, 2018

Fascinating story and told well enough to keep you turning the page. However not the best telling of history by contemporary standards. Worth the read, but just know that it reflects the time in which it was written.

4.00
- Carol Bakker - Mar 20, 2017

The narrative carried me along and held my interest.

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I hadn't known that Darius was *not* a descendant of Cyrus.

The story of Darius' ascent to power includes the dastardly deeds of Cyrus' son, Cambyses.

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