Darius may refer to:
Persian royalty
;Kings of the Achaemenid Empire
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Darius I (the Great, 550 to 487 BC)
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Darius II (423 to 404 BC)
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Darius III (Codomannus, 380 to 330 BC)
;Crown princes
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Darius (son of Xerxes I), crown prince of Persia, may have ruled briefly in 465 BC
*Darius, son of
Artaxerxes II
Arses ( grc-gre, Ἄρσης; 445 – 359/8 BC), known by his regnal name Artaxerxes II ( peo, 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂 ; grc-gre, Ἀρταξέρξης), was King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 405/4 BC to 358 BC. He was the son and suc ...
, crown prince and junior king of his father, father of
Arbupales
Kings, princes, and politicians
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Darius (praetorian prefect), Praetorian prefect of the East in 436 to 437 AD
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Darius I of Media Atropatene
Darius I of Media Atropatene, also known as Darius I or Darius (ca. 85 BC – ca. 65 BC), was an Iranian prince who served as a king of Media Atropatene in c. 65 BC. Little is known of the life of Darius I, however he appeared to have succeeded his ...
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Darius II of Persis
Darayan II (also called Darius II; Aramaic: 𐡃𐡀𐡓𐡉𐡅 ''d’ryw'') was king of Persis in the 1st century BC, a vassal state of the Parthian Empire. He was succeeded by his son Ardakhshir II.
In the silver drachmas of Darayan II, on th ...
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Darius the Mede
Darius the Mede is mentioned in the Book of Daniel as king of Babylon between Belshazzar and Cyrus the Great, but he is not known to history, and no additional king can be placed between the known figures of Belshazzar and Cyrus. Most scholars v ...
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Darius of Pontus Darius of Pontus (reigned 37-37/36 BC) was a monarch of Iranian and Greek Macedonian ancestry. He was the first child born to King Pharnaces II of Pontus and his Sarmatian wife.Mayor, ''The Poison King: the life and legend of Mithridates, Rome’s ...
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Dara Shikoh, known as Darius the Magnificent
* Darius, one of the sons of King
Mithridates VI Eupator
Mithridates or Mithradates VI Eupator ( grc-gre, Μιθραδάτης; 135–63 BC) was ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus in northern Anatolia from 120 to 63 BC, and one of the Roman Republic's most formidable and determined opponents. He was an e ...
Other
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''Darius'' (album), by Graham Collier
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Darius (given name)
Darius is a male given name. Etymologically, it is the English-language transliteration of the Persian name '' Dariush'' ().
Origin and meaning
The origin of the name is the , , composed of 'to hold' + 'good', meaning "he who holds firm the ...
, including a list of people with the given name
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Darius (surname) Darius is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Adam Darius (1930–2017), American mime, choreographer, and writer
* Donovin Darius
Donovin Lee Darius (born August 12, 1975) is a former American football safety in the National F ...
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Darius (horse), a racehorse
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Darius Films
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Darius (video game)'', a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up by Taito, originally released for the arcades in 1987
See also
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Dharius, Mexican rapper
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Daria (name), a feminine given name
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Dario (disambiguation), counterpart of Darius in Persian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Croatian
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Daris, a masculine given name
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Daria (disambiguation)
''Daria'' is an American adult animated sitcom.
Daria or Darya may also refer to:
People
* Daria (name), people named Daria or Darya
* St. Daria (died ), early Christian martyr
Other uses
* " Daría", a 2006 song by Spanish/Mexican pop rock gr ...
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Darius II (disambiguation) Darius II
Darius II ( peo, 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 ; grc-gre, Δαρεῖος ), also known by his given name Ochus ( ), was King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 423 BC to 405 or 404 BC.
Artaxerxes I, who died in 424 BC, was fol ...
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