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Darius I

(də rī′əs)

550?-486? ; king of Persia (522-486): called the Great

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King of Persia (521-486) who expanded the empire, organized a highly efficient administrative system, and invaded Greece, only to be defeated at the Battle of Marathon in 490.

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