He came to the throne in 521, after having the magician Gautama, who claimed to be CambysesÕ brother, put to death.
He came to the throne in 521, after having the magician Gautama, who claimed to be CambysesÕ brother, put to death. After making Susa his capital, he waged war from the Indus river to the Danube. FTP, name this son of Hystapses (hih-STAP-sees), a ki  ng of Persia who was succeeded by Xerxes in 486, four years after he was defeated at Marathon.
He came to the throne in 521, after having the magician Gautama, who claimed to be CambysesÕ brother, put to death.
Darius I