# History of Darius the Great, Vol. 1

By **Jacob Abbott**

- ISBN-13: 9781605207735
- Publisher: Cosimo Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 288
- Published: 1 Oct 2009

## About this book

The story of the founder of the Achaemenid, or the First Persian Empire, Darius I (c. 550-486 BC), is one of the best documented from that ancient time primarily because of a trilingual monumental relief on Mount Behistun which was written between the time of his coronation and his death. By drawing upon this record, a

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