He was an architect and statesman for his country and empire. He was a family man, his first wife's name was Atossa and his son's name was Xerxes. In the King James Version of the Holy Bible, it is stated that Darius boasted, "I am the king of kings, the king of the world." (King, Darius 1). The 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. Dario was a proud, strong and physically fit man. God blessed him, but not as much as would have been possible if he had been a true Christian. Darius did not master many languages and customs of his empire. Many things were unknown or foreign to him. The Greeks often interfered with his empire. The Greeks and Romans mastered languages, mathematics, philosophy, writing, reading, and a form of democracy. I think a lot of people in his empire were smarter than him. He lost the final battle against the Greeks and shortly before his death against the Greeks and Romans, who ultimately defeated Darius' son
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