They responded to a call for aid from their fellow Greeks, the Ionians,who were at the time under Persian rule, The Athenians failed to free the Ionians at the time, but burned the city of Sardis to the ground. Darius was infuriated and demanded to know who has so savaged the city. "The Athenians" was the response.
Darius was a Persian.
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The Persian Empire.
No he is not, he died two and a half thousand years ago. Darius I was king of the Persian Empire.
King Darius I ruled the Persian Empire from 552 BCE to 486 BCE.
King Darius I .
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.
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Persian King
King Darius of Persia was angry at the Athenians primarily because they supported the Ionian Revolt against Persian rule. The Athenians sent ships and troops to aid the Ionian cities, which defied Persian authority and threatened Darius’s control over the region. In retaliation, Darius sought to punish Athens, leading to the famous Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE. This conflict marked a significant moment in the struggle between Persia and the Greek city-states.
Darius was a Persian.
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king Cyrus and king darius
Darius the Great was king 522-484 BCE.
The Persian Empire.
Notably , it was Alexander the great , the king of Macedon who defeated the Persian king Darius the 3rd .
No - Darius I was not a Mede, he was Persian. And Persians and Medes were not black, they were Indo-European.