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Darius
Darius (550–486 bc), king of Persia 521–486 bc, known as Darius the Great. He divided the empire into provinces, governed by satraps, developed commerce, built a network of roads, and connected the Nile with the Red Sea by canal. After a revolt by the Greek cities in Ionia he invaded Greece but was defeated at Marathon.
Darius was also the name of the last Achaemenid king of Persia (553–330 bc), defeated and dethroned by Alexander the Great (see Alexander1). |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Darius." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Darius." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Darius.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Darius." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Darius.html |
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Darius
Darius
1. Darius the Mede is mentioned in Dan. (e.g. 5: 31) as ruling after Belshazzar and before Cyrus, but there is no other evidence for such a monarch. 2. Darius I (522–486 BCE) is the Persian ruler who confirmed the edict permitting the rebuilding of the Temple in 520–515 BCE (Ezra 5 and 6). In classical history of Greece he is famous for his defeat at Marathon in 490 BCE. His palace was at Susa. |
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Darius." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Darius." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Darius.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Darius." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Darius.html |
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Darius
Darius ♂ From Greek Dareios, originally a transliterated version of the name of various ancient Persian kings. The original form of the name is said to have been Darayavahush, from daraya(miy) ‘possess’ or ‘maintain’ + vahu ‘well, good’. An obscure saint of this name was martyred at Nicaea with three companions at an uncertain date.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Darius." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Darius." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Darius.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Darius." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Darius.html |
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Darius the Mede
Darius the Mede in the Bible, a king of the Medes who succeeded to the throne of Babylonia after Belshazzar. Otherwise unknown outside biblical tradition, it is likely that this Darius has been confused with Cyrus the Persian, who succeeded Belshazzar and decreed (539 BC) the return of exiled Jews. He is also mentioned by Herodotus and Josephus. |
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"Darius the Mede." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Darius the Mede." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-DariusMe.html "Darius the Mede." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-DariusMe.html |
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Darius
Darius
•Bierce, fierce, Pearce, Peirce, pierce, tierce
•Fabius, scabious
•Eusebius
•amphibious, Polybius
•dubious • Thaddeus • compendious
•radius • tedious
•fastidious, hideous, insidious, invidious, perfidious
•Claudius
•commodious, melodious, odious
•studious • Cepheus
•Morpheus, Orpheus
•Pelagius • callipygous • Vitellius
•alias, Sibelius, Vesalius
•Aurelius, Berzelius, contumelious, Cornelius, Delius
•bilious, punctilious, supercilious
•coleus • Julius • nucleus • Equuleus
•abstemious
•Ennius, Nennius
•contemporaneous, cutaneous, extemporaneous, extraneous, instantaneous, miscellaneous, Pausanias, porcellaneous, simultaneous, spontaneous, subcutaneous
•genius, heterogeneous, homogeneous, ingenious
•consanguineous, ignominious, Phineas, sanguineous
•igneous, ligneous
•Vilnius
•acrimonious, antimonious, ceremonious, erroneous, euphonious, felonious, harmonious, parsimonious, Petronius, sanctimonious, Suetonius
•Apollonius • impecunious
•calumnious • Asclepius • impious
•Scorpius
•copious, Gropius, Procopius
•Marius • pancreas • retiarius
•Aquarius, calcareous, Darius, denarius, gregarious, hilarious, multifarious, nefarious, omnifarious, precarious, Sagittarius, senarius, Stradivarius, temerarious, various, vicarious
•Atreus
•delirious, Sirius
•vitreous
•censorious, glorious, laborious, meritorious, notorious, uproarious, uxorious, vainglorious, victorious
•opprobrious
•lugubrious, salubrious
•illustrious, industrious
•cinereous, deleterious, imperious, mysterious, Nereus, serious, Tiberius
•curious, furious, injurious, luxurious, penurious, perjurious, spurious, sulphureous (US sulfureous), usurious
•Cassius, gaseous
•Alcaeus • Celsius
•Theseus, Tiresias
•osseous, Roscius
•nauseous
•caduceus, Lucius
•Perseus • Statius • Propertius
•Deo gratias • plenteous • piteous
•bounteous
•Grotius, Photius, Proteus
•beauteous, duteous
•courteous, sestertius
•Boethius, Prometheus
•envious • Octavius
•devious, previous
•lascivious, niveous, oblivious
•obvious
•Vesuvius, Vitruvius
•impervious, pervious
•aqueous • subaqueous • obsequious
•Dionysius
•Ananias, bias, Darius, dryas, Elias, eyas, Gaius, hamadryas, Lias, Mathias, pious, Tobias
•joyous • Shavuoth • tempestuous
•spirituous • tortuous • sumptuous
•voluptuous • virtuous • mellifluous
•superfluous • congruous • vacuous
•fatuous • anfractuous • arduous
•ingenuous, strenuous, tenuous
•flexuous • sensuous • impetuous
•contemptuous • incestuous
•assiduous, deciduous
•ambiguous, contiguous, exiguous
•inconspicuous, perspicuous
•promiscuous
•continuous, sinuous
•nocuous • fructuous • tumultuous
•unctuous
•Abbas, shabbos
•choriambus, iambus
•Arbus
•Phoebus, rebus
•gibbous
•cumulonimbus, nimbus
•omnibus • ceteris paribus • Erebus
•rhombus • incubus • succubus
•bulbous • Columbus • syllabus
•colobus • Barnabas • righteous
•rumbustious
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