Darius may refer to:

Persian royalty

;Kings of the Achaemenid Empire *

Darius I Darius I ( peo, 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 ; grc-gre, Δαρεῖος ; – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was a Persian ruler who served as the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his ...

(the Great, 550 to 487 BC) *

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 followed by h ...

(423 to 404 BC) *

Darius III Darius III ( peo, 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 ; grc-gre, Δαρεῖος ; c. 380 – 330 BC) was the last Achaemenid King of Kings of Persia, reigning from 336 BC to his death in 330 BC. Contrary to his predecessor Artaxerxes IV Arses, Dar ...

(Codomannus, 380 to 330 BC) ;Crown princes *

Darius (son of Xerxes I) Darius was crown prince of the Persian Empire. He was the eldest son of the Persian king Xerxes I and his wife Amestris, the daughter of Onophas. His younger brothers were Hystaspes and Artaxerxes, and his younger sisters were Rhodogyne and ...

, 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

* Darius (praetorian prefect), Praetorian prefect of the East in 436 to 437 AD *

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dara Shikoh Dara Shikoh ( fa, ), also known as Dara Shukoh, (20 March 1615 – 30 August 1659) was the eldest son and heir-apparent of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Dara was designated with the title ''Padshahzada-i-Buzurg Martaba'' ("Prince of High Rank" ...

, 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

* ''Darius'' (album), by Graham Collier *

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 go ...

, including a list of people with the given name *

Darius (surname) Darius is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Darius (1930–2017), American mime, choreographer, and writer * Donovin Darius (born 1975), American football player * Steponas Darius (1896–1933), Lithuanian pilot See also * ...

Darius (horse) Darius (1951–1968) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, best known for winning the Classic 2000 Guineas in 1954. In a racing career which lasted from the spring of 1953 until November 1955 he ran twenty-one times, won nine races and ...

, a racehorse *

Darius Films Darius Films Inc. is a film and television production founded in 1996. Headquarters are located in Toronto and Los Angeles. Darius Films makes about 1 to 5 million dollars in sales. Darius Films have produced over 30 feature films which have pre ...

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Darius (video game) is a 1987 horizontal-scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Taito. Players control a starship named the Silver Hawk in its mission to destroy the Belser empire before they wipe out the planet Darius. Its gameplay involves trav ...

'', a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up by Taito, originally released for the arcades in 1987