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Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes.
Persia had a king, not an emperor. The Persian king Darius I was at home in Persia when the battle of Marathon took place, so he was not killed at Marathon. Darius the Great died of natural causes 14 years after Marathon.
It's a name, the name of a famous king of Persia in ancient times who was defeated by Alexander the Great.
Darius I, known as Darius the Great, was the third king of kings of the Achaemenid Empire. Darius held the empire at its peak, then including Egypt, and parts of Greece. The decay and downfall of the empire commenced with his death and the coronation of his son, Xerxes.
After he took over the Persian Empire when his brother in law died, he was interested in promoting stability, security and prosperity withinthe Empire.
An Persian expeditionary force sent by King Darius to punish the Eretrians and Athenians for interfering in his empire was defeated at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE.
Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes.
The King of Persia defeated by Alexander was Darius. After losing the battle of Gaugamela Darius was murdered by his own nobles.
King Darius I .
King Darius I.
It was an expeditionary force sent by King Darius.
King Xerxes.
Darius the Great.
Darius, king of Persia.
Hystaspes.
King Darius of Persia.
Xerxes mother was Atossa, Darius I of Persia wife and Cyrus the Greats' daughter.