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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81: Cunaxa
80: On the March
79: Cyrus III
78: Robe and Dagger
77: The Yashts
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75: The Education of Cyrus
74: The Temple of Yahweh
73: The Karanos
72: The Ionian War
71: New Friends, Old Enemies
70: Darius Do Over, AKA Armenia II
69! Musical Thrones
68: The Other Gods That Are
67: The Empire of Artaxerxes
66: The Syrian Civil War
65: The Peace of Callias
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