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
110: Hercules in New War-k
109 From Outer Egypt
Bonus Teaser: Persia in the Renaissance
108: Dr. Alexander's Levant of Horrors
107: Hetairoi Monster
106: It Came From Beyond the Seas
105: The Life and Death of Philip II
Bonus Teaser: 1001 Iranian Nights
104: The Darius Restoration
103: Breaking the Binary
102: The Coup Without a King
101: Calendar Madness
100: The Greatest Achaemenid
99: Slaves of the King
98: Wars for the West
97: Bactria - Ruling the Later Empire
Bonus 33 Preview
96: Ochus II
95: The Holy Trinity
94: Nehemiah
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