Darius the Great (Serapis Classics)

ABOUT five or six hundred years before Christ, almost the whole of the interior of Asia was united in one vast empire. The founder of this empire was Cyrus the Great. He was originally a Persian; and the whole empire is often called the Persian monarchy, taking its name from its founder''s native land. Cyrus was not contented with having annexed to his dominion all the civilized states of Asia. In...