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KING DARIUS I (521–486 B.C)
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nown as “Darius the Great”
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eorganized the Persian government
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on great victories in Turkey
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ed an invasion of Greece, but his army was defeated by Greek soldiers
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as famous Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C.
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tarted a long war with the Greeks
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ventually brought down the Persian Empire.