98. Darius the Great: Ruling from India to the Mediterranean

Empire

Jack Davenport

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🗓️ 16 November 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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The Persian Empire that Darius took control of was already mighty and powerful; his predecessor, Cambyses, had conquered Egypt, further expanding its territory. But it was under Darius it reached its zenith. Stretching all the way from the Mediterranean in the west to India in the east, from the Gulf of Oman in the south to southern Russia in the north, Persia under Darius was truly a global superpower. Listen as William and Anita are once again joined by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones to discuss the life of Darius the Great. For bonus episodes, ad-free listening, reading lists, book discounts, a weekly newsletter, and a chat community. Sign up at https://empirepod.supportingcast.fm/ Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: [email protected] Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:15.1	W. Empire pod UK.com. Hello and me William Drumpel.
0:35.0	Well, we just couldn't get enough of him.
0:36.5	Really just could, I don't think we will ever get enough of him.
0:38.6	Lloyd Llewellyn Jones, the fabulous author of Persians,
0:41.6	the age of the great kings, is with us back again.
0:44.6	We locked the door, we changed the locks, we put a stump of word against the door,
0:49.2	see there's no way out.
0:50.6	Thank you for being with this again.
0:51.8	Oh, you're honestly, honestly so welcome I'm really enjoying
0:54.3	yourself. Okay well today we're going to be talking about Darius the great another great
0:58.1	Sires the great last time Darius the great. Nobody's ever been called like you know Tony the
1:02.7	crap have they I mean it's like a thing isn't it Kevin the second
1:06.6	raiter John King John nearly got that didn't he bad King John is true Bad King John. Yeah, okay. Well look Darius the reason that we're talking about
1:16.0	Darius is because he takes us right to the peak of the Persian Empire when the empire
1:20.8	stretched out to the Mediterranean in the West, India in the east, the Gulf of Oman in the south and
1:26.2	southern Russia in the north. I've heard it said that if Cyrus were Trajan, then it would be Darius who would be Hadrian.
1:33.4	Yes, that's quite nice.
1:34.8	Yeah, absolutely.
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