大流士大帝是出身于波斯人阿契美尼德家族支系。大流士随冈比西斯二世远征埃及,被任命为万人不死军的总指挥。他在继位之后不到一年的时间里,以各个击破的策略,先后打了十八次大战役,铲除了八大割据势力的首领,偌大的波斯帝国重归一统。大流士功成身就,踌躇满志,并巡行各地。在巡行至一个叫贝希斯敦的小村庄时,他让人在附近的石壁上刻上了著名的《贝希斯敦铭文》,为自己歌功颂德,以便流芳百世。公元前486年,埃及爆发起义,大流士前往镇压,未及完成即死去。
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