In one account of this ruler's rise to power, he and Gaumata clashed after the latter started impersonating the assassinated prince Bardiya.
In one account of this ruler's rise to power, he and Gaumata clashed after the latter started impersonating the assassinated prince Bardiya. His son-in- law led his fleet to destruction in a storm off the coast of Mount Athos. Datis and that son-in-law, Mardonius, were sent to create an inscription that described how this ruler gained power resulting in the Behistun inscriptions. This ruler finished organizing his empire into satrapies and proceeded to crush an Ionian revolt encouraged by the Greeks. FTP, name this Persian king who was defeated at Marathon, built Persepolis, and was the father of Xerxes I.
In one account of this ruler's rise to power, he and Gaumata clashed after the latter started impersonating the assassinated prince Bardiya.
{Darius I} the Great [or {Darius the Great}; Prompt on {Darius}]