#Darius the great

[arioloyal]

Your kingdom of heaven:

My empire of heaven:

"Persepolis"

Founded by the order of Darius I in 518 B.C., Persepolis was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire

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[Glory to ahura mazda ✨️]

[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question : Murder and Disappearance Edition IV

Given that Judge Crater, Roanoke, and the Dyatlov Pass Incident are credibly solved, though not 100% provable, I'm leaving them out in favor of things ,ore mysterious. I almost left out Amelia Earhart, but the evidence there is sketchier.

This item is actually "I want to know the exact, actual sequence of events following the death of Cambyses, the ascension of Bardiya, and the conspiracy of Darius the Great. Like, was Gaumata even a real person?

[paganimagevault]

Seal of Darius the Great 6th-5th C. BCE. Impression of a cylinder seal of King Darius the Great hunting in a chariot, reading "I am Darius, the Great King" in Old Persian (𐎠𐎭𐎶𐏐𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁𐎴 𐏋, "adam Dārayavaʰuš xšāyaθiya"), Elamite and Babylonian. The word 'great' only appears in Babylonian. British Museum, excavated in Thebes, Egypt.

"The first night after the passage, as he slept in the enemy's country, a vision appeared to him. He seemed to see in his sleep the eldest of the sons of Hystaspes, with wings upon his shoulders, shadowing with the one wing Asia, and Europe with the other. Now Hystaspes, the son of Arsames, was of the race of the Achaimenidai, and his eldest son, Darius, was at that time scarce twenty years old; wherefore, not being of age to go to the wars, he had remained behind in Persia. When Cyrus woke from his sleep, and turned the vision over in his mind, it seemed to him no light matter. He therefore sent for Hystaspes, and taking him aside said, "Hystaspes, your son is discovered to be plotting against me and my crown. I will tell you how I know it so certainly. The Gods watch over my safety, and warn me beforehand of every danger. Now last night, as I lay in my bed, I saw in a vision the eldest of your sons with wings upon his shoulders, shadowing with the one wing Asia, and Europe with the other. From this it is certain, beyond all possible doubt, that he is engaged in some plot against me. Return you then at once to Persia, and be sure, when I come back from conquering the Massagetai, to have your son ready to produce before me, that I may examine him."

Thus Cyrus spoke, in the belief that he was plotted against by Darius; but he missed the true meaning of the dream, which was sent by God to forewarn him, that he was to die then and there, and that his kingdom was to fall at last to Darius."

-Herodotus, The Histories, Book 1.209-210

[traeumenvonbuechern]

If you like "Darius the Great Is Not Okay", please read "Only This Beautiful Moment" by Abdi Nazemian! I finished it yesterday and it's such a beautiful book.

[rulersreachf4n]

So I was on wiki looking at Xerxes I when I stumbled upon this

DARIUS THE GREAT

Darius is indeed great

[sunthroughdarkclouds]

Darius I, commonly known as Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his death in 486 BCE.

[madlovenovelist]

Book Review – ‘Darius the Great Deserves Better’ (#2 Darius the Great) by Adib Khorram

Beautifully told story of a young man embracing his culture and identity. Genre: Contemporary, Romance, LGBT+ No. of pages: 368 Darius Kellner is having a bit of a year. Since his trip to Iran, a lot has changed. He’s getting along with his dad, and his best friend Sohrab is only a Skype call away. Between his first boyfriend, Landon, varsity soccer practices, and an internship at his favorite…

[lilithsaintcrow]

"Darius is universally remembered as a brilliant ruler who engineered the organization of the empire. In contrast to his acclaim as an administrator, Darius’ great skill as a military commander is a less explored topic."

[graceandpeacejoanne]

Isaiah 45: Cyrus Fulfilled Prophecy

God is never defeated or thwarted by what happens in the real world. The Lord is actually able to work through everything to move forward with God’s plan, and all events have one ultimate goal of redemption and restoration. #Isaiah45 #Darius #Cyrus

Not all commentators accept that Isaiah 45 was written as prophecy. Some hold this part of Isaiah was written much later, more as confirmation of what Cyrus did, not as a prediction of what Cyrus would do. I have decided to treat this passage as prophecy because that is the way it is written. The history of what happened is well-documented in the scriptures. Daniel’s Account Early in Daniel’s…

[jae-in-a-trenchcoat]

Some Benrius doodles + bonus baby bumpy

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[tio-trile]

Some of the photos I took of the cast and showrunners at the Chaos Theory panel yesterday : )

[ilumistar]

darius doodle i suddenly completed! :O

he's definitely one of my all time favs :D

[paganimagevault]

Hauma-drinking Scythian on western stairway of Palace of Darius 6th-5th C. BCE.

"The Sacae, who are Scythians, had on their heads tall caps, erect and stiff and tapering to a point; they wore breeches, and carried their native bows, and daggers, and axes withal, which they call 'sagaris'. These were Amyrgian Scythians, but were called Sacae; for that is the Persian name for all Scythians."

-Herodotus, The Histories, Book 7, Chapter 64

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"The Amyrgians (Ancient Greek: Αμύργιοι Amúrgioi; Latin: Amyrgii; Old Persian: 𐎿𐎣𐎠 𐏐 𐏃𐎢𐎶𐎺𐎼𐎥𐎠 Sakā haumavargā "Sakas who lay hauma (around the fire)") were a Saka tribe.

The Greek name for this tribe, Amúrgioi (Αμύργιοι), is the Hellenised form of the Old Persian term Haumavargā (𐏃𐎢𐎶𐎺𐎼𐎥), meaning "who lay hauma (around the fire)," and can be interpreted as "revering hauma." The full name of this tribe in Persians Achaemenid inscriptions is Sakā haumavargā (𐎿𐎣𐎠 𐏐 𐏃𐎢𐎶𐎺𐎼𐎥𐎠), that is the Sakas who lay hauma (around the fire)."

Haoma has its origins in Indo-Iranian religion and is the cognate of Vedic soma. Both Avestan haoma and Sanskrit soma derived from proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma. The linguistic root of the word haoma, hu-, and of soma, su-, suggests 'press' or 'pound'.

-taken from wikipedia

[swan2swan]

I love that Ben and Yaz are both so uncomfortable with physical shows of affection that they need to Bro-Five in order to cleanse.

[illustratus]

Alexander covering the body of Darius with his cloak

by Charles Meynier