The King Darius 1, A Persian King

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Darius 1, a Persian King, is mentioned in the text, Art a Brief History, and I want to write about his life and empire, personality, and religion, also; how he helped build Zerubbabel’s Temple. Christian Jews, with the aid of Darius, build Zerubbabel Temple for God, according to the Holy Bible of the King James Version. Although, Darius was not a Christian, he was interested in Christianity. He fully cooperated with Christian Jews to build Zerubbabel’s Temple. Zerubbabel’s Temple is described in the Holy Bible King James Version, there is no detailed descriptions of Zerubbabel’s Temple on record. “Darius 1 was born approximately 550 BC and died 486 BC. Darius was in a wealthy family. The family was a younger branch of the royal family of the Achaemenidae. Both his father, Hystaspes, and grandfather, Arsames, were still alive when he became King. His …show more content…

He was an architect and statesman for his country and empire. He was a family man, his first wife’s name was Atossa and their son’s name was Xerxes. In Holy Bible of the King James Version, states that Darius boasted saying “I am King of Kings, King of the World.” (King, Darius 1). Christians helped him and he was praised for helping the Jews of Jerusalem. He liked people and often prayed to God while helping the Jews. Darius was a proud, strong, physically fit man. God blessed him but not as much as possibly if he been a true Christian. Darius had not mastered a lot of languages and customs of his empire. Many things were unfamiliar or foreign to him. The Greeks interfered with his empire often. The Greeks and Romans had mastered languages, mathematics, philosophy, writing, reading and a form of Democracy. I think many of the people in his empire was smarter than he was. He lost the final battle with the Greeks and just before he died with the Greeks and the Romans, whom finally over throw Darius son

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