Description: (King of Persia)
Darius I, also known as Darius the Great, was the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire. He ruled at the empire's peak, expanding its territories across Western Asia, parts of Europe, Africa, and Central Asia. Darius ascended the throne by overthrowing the previous monarch and faced rebellions, including a failed expedition to Greece. He centralized the empire by dividing it into provinces, introducing a uniform monetary system, making Aramaic a co-official language, and implementing standardized measures. Darius undertook extensive construction projects and left inscriptions to record his conquests.