darius

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n. pr. Dara; ^ l. Birinci Dara" Isfendiyar
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A male given name
Name of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to 4th century BCE
given name, male, from Persian
known as Darius the Great born 550 died 486 BC King of Persia (522-486 BC). He was the son of Hystaspes, satrap of Parthia. Much of what is known of him is through his own inscriptions. He took the throne by force, killing Bardiya, a son of Cyrus the Great, calling him an impostor who had usurped power. He continued the conquests of his predecessors, subduing Thrace, Macedonia, some Aegean islands, and land stretching to the Indus valley. He failed in his great expedition against the Scythians (513) but put down the Ionian revolt (499), which had been supported by Eretria and Athens. After that he twice tried to conquer Greece, but a storm destroyed his fleet in 492 and the Athenians defeated him at the Battle of Marathon in 490. He died before a third expedition could be launched. Among the greatest of the Achaemenian dynasty, he was noted for his administrative genius and his building projects, especially those at Persepolis. Darius I Darius the Great Milhaud Darius
{i} name of several kings of Persia (Darius I, Darius II, Darius III)

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Darius I
(521-486 BC) king of Persia
Darius III
King of Persia (336-330) who was defeated in several battles by Alexander the Great. His murder by a Bactrian satrap effectively ended the Persian Empire
Darius Milhaud
born Sept. 4, 1892, Aix-en-Provence, France died June 22, 1974, Geneva, Switz. French composer. Milhaud studied at the Paris Conservatoire, then at the Schola Cantorum with Vincent d'Indy. He became known as one of Les Six, a group of young French composers. His music is characterized by polytonality (simultaneous use of different keys), as in Saudades do Brazil (1921); though dissonant, his compositions retain a lyrical quality. The influence of jazz is audible in his best-known work, the ballet The Creation of the World (1923). He wrote many ballets, operas, and film scores in the 1920s, culminating in the grand opera Christophe Colomb (1928). Milhaud had a longtime association with the Aspen Music Festival, which he helped found in 1949
Darius Milhaud
{i} (1892-1974) French composer who was one of the first to use polytonality (emigrated to the United States in 1940)
darius i
king of Persia who expanded the empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the Battle of Marathon (550-486 BC)
darius iii
king of Persia who was defeated by Alexander the Great; his murder effectively ended the Persian Empire (died in 330 BC)
darius

    Hyphenation

    Da·rius

    Turkish pronunciation

    dırayıs

    Pronunciation

    /dərˈīəs/ /dɜrˈaɪəs/

    Etymology

    () From Latin Darius Ancient Greek Δαρεῖος (Dareios) Old Persian
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