It's finally time to talk about the famous Behistun Inscription, commissioned by Darius to commemorate his victories over "Gaumata" and the rebel kings he faced from 522 - 518 BCE. It is part propaganda, part epic, part origin story, and part religious creed, declaring Darius' position over his hard-won empire. I go through the inscription step by step and give some of the history of the site beyond Darius.
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Behistun Text
67: The Empire of Artaxerxes
66: The Syrian Civil War
65: The Peace of Callias
64: Fight to the End
63: The Little Pharaoh That Could(n't)
62: Death In Quick Succession
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61: Blood on the Eurymedon
60: Given Against The Demons
59: Holy War
58: Persia's First Family
57: Xerxes at Home
56: Domestic Affairs
55: Still Loud on the Western Front
54: Two By "Sea"
53: One By Land
Interview: Sean Manning
52: The Adventure Continues
51: Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
Interview: Uzume Wijnsma
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