Darius
Ancient Persian king
Darius is a male given name of Persian origin, borne by several ancient Persian kings including Darius the Great.
The name remains in use today, particularly in Western and Middle Eastern cultures: Darius started at point guard all season.
The historical kings are typically distinguished by numerals: Darius I, Darius III.
Achaemenid Empire's grand capital
- satrapSubordinate provincial ruler
- CyrusPersian royal name
- XerxesAchaemenid king of kings
- ZoroastrianismAncient dualistic Persian religion
Immortals · Median · satrapy · inscription · Persians
Male ruler of empire
- sovereignSupreme in power
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
reign · empire · coronation · succession · royal · palace · decree · administration
Tigris-Euphrates river region
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
- EuphratesMajor Iraqi river
- TigrisWestern Asian river
- NebuchadnezzarChaldean dynasty monarch
cuneiform · Hammurabi · Akkadian · Assyria · Sumer · canal · irrigation · Chaldean
Persepolis
Achaemenid Empire's grand capital
Zoroastrianism · Immortals · Median · satrapy · inscription · Persians
emperor
Male ruler of empire
throne · reign · empire · coronation · succession · royal · palace · decree · administration · authority
Mesopotamia
Tigris-Euphrates river region
Nebuchadnezzar · cuneiform · Hammurabi · Akkadian · Assyria · Sumer · canal · irrigation · Chaldean · ziggurat
Marathon
Greek town, ancient battle site
- GreeceBalkan peninsula nation
- HerodotusAncient Greek historiographer
- IoniaAncient Aegean coastal region
Athens · Sparta · Hellenic · revolt · expedition · campaign · fleet · subjugation · tribute · Thrace
NBA
Top-tier American court league
guard · Cleveland · draft · point guard · assist · three-pointer · All-Star
- civilizationempires, empire, civilizations, dynasty, kingdoms
- EmperorsAugustus, Nero, Caligula, Claudius, Trajan
- Greco-Persian WarsThermopylae, Marathon, Salamis, Xerxes, Leonidas
- IranIran, Tehran, Isfahan, Persia, Shiraz
- 5th Century BCPericles, Socrates, Parthenon, Battle of Marathon, Peloponnesian War
- Alexander the GreatAlexander the Great, Bucephalus, Alexandria, Gordian knot, empire builder