Achaemenids, a dynasty of Persian kings (2)
By Fr. Dmitry Yurevich Darius [Old Persian – preserving good; Hebrew: ; Greek: Ϫαρεῖος], the name of three Persian kings of the Achaemenid dynasty, as well as a Mede mentioned in the Book of Daniel. Darius I the Great (550-486 BC; Ezra 4:5, 24; 5:5-7; 6:1, 12-15; Hag 1:1, 15; 2:10; Zechariah 1:1, 7; 7:1), […]
