This ruler introduced the daric coin, and he rose to power with help from Gobrayes and Intaphernes.
This ruler introduced the daric coin, and he rose to power with help from Gobrayes and Intaphernes. His murder of Gaumata was recorded in the Behistum Inscription, and this victor against the Scythians claimed the throne after the death of Cambyses II. He divided his empire into twenty strictly defined (*) satraps, and he suppressed the Ionian Revolt in 499 B.C.E. He began construction projects at his capitals of Susa and Persepolis. Miltiades defeated this man's general, Datis, during the first Persian Invasion in Greece. For ten points, name this father of Xerxes I, who led the Persian Empire at its peak.
This ruler introduced the daric coin, and he rose to power with help from Gobrayes and Intaphernes.
{Darius} the Great (or {Darius} I)