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Darius I of Persia

Darius

also: Darius, Darei, Darius the Great

Darius I, king of Persia (522-486 BC). In De Finibus 5.92 Cicero names Oroetes as the satrap of Darius who crucified Polycrates of Samos (a synchronism Cicero loosely attaches to Darius).

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Mentioned in 4 works (4 total)

Ad Atticum 5.20 letters · 1 mention
Ad Familiares 2.10 letters · 1 mention
On the Ends of Good and Evil philosophy · 1 mention
Tusculan Disputations philosophy · 1 mention

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