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9 matches to Darius II
Darius II. Persian King, 423-404BC. Allied with Sparta vs Athens. Lost Egypt.
Darius III. Last Persian King, 335-330BC. Beaten by Alexander the Great.
Granicus, Battle. 334BC. Alexander’s First victory; defeats Darius III of Persia.
Issus, Battle. 333BC. Alexander the Great defeats Persians under Darius III.
Darius I. 550-486BC. Persian King 522-. Defeated by the Greeks at Marathon after expanding empire. Great builder and administrator.
Milhaud, Darius. 1892-1974. Modern French polytone composer. Creation of the World 1923. Christopher Columbus 1930. Les Six.
Neoclassical. 17-18C. French-originated revival of classical order of arts, architecture. Order, balance, simplicity. Poussin. David. Molière. Adam. 1920-. Music based on 18C style + popular taste. Milhaud. Stravinsky. Les Six.
Six, les. 1917-74. French composers initiated Neoclassical. Milhaud. Honegger.
Suez Canal. 1850BC First. 600BC Necho II. 500BC Darius I. 250BC Ptolemy II. 100 Trajan. 1859-69 Built by Lesseps. 1875 Britain buys 44%. 1956 Egypt Nationalizes.