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Darius I
- Reign
- 521–486 BC
- Throne name
- 1. Setut-Re 2. Mery-imen-Re
- Dynasty
- 27th Dynasty (First Persian rule)
- Period
- Late Period, 664–332 BC
- Capital at the time
- Sais, Memphis
Darius I is listed in the king list under ‘27th Dynasty (First Persian rule)’ and so belongs to this period: Late Period (664–332 BC). Reign: 521–486 BC. The throne name is 1. Setut-Re 2. Mery-imen-Re.
What is known about Darius I
Alongside Cyrus the Great, the most famous Persian king. Patron of the arts and a skilful reformer.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
The period: Late Period
Under the kings from Sais, Egypt flourishes once more and deliberately looks back to the art of the Old Kingdom. Twice the country becomes part of the Persian Empire; in between, the last native pharaohs rule.
- c. 620 BCGreek merchants settle in the trading town of Naucratis in the Nile Delta.
- c. 600 BCNecho II begins a canal from the Nile to the Red Sea, which the Persian king Darius I completes. According to Herodotus, Phoenicians sail around Africa on Necho’s orders; whether this is true is disputed.
- 525 BCThe Persian king Cambyses II conquers Egypt.
- 404 BCAmyrtaeus frees Egypt from Persian rule.
More about this period: Late Period
27th Dynasty (First Persian rule): all rulers
- Cambyses II
- Petubastis IV Seheribre
- Darius I
- Psamtik IV
- Xerxes I
- Artaxerxes I
- Inaros II
- Xerxes II
- Sogdianus
- Darius II
- Artaxerxes II
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