The relief is accompanied by text in three languages – Old Persian, Elamite, and Akkadian. Introduction The...
Darius
Darius took personal command of his army for this encounter and led them to a resounding defeat....
It was here, against all odds, that Alexander defeated the forces of the Persian satraps of Asia...
The attack had been six years in the making, and still, the Persians were not fully prepared....
After looting its treasures, Alexander burned the great palace and surrounding city to the ground, as Xerxes...
A trilingual inscription has been discovered on the hillside around the tomb of Darius in Naqshe-Rustam. Two...
Darius was the ruler of a multicultural empire, and he was willing to accept the gods of...