The second king to take this name killed his half-brother Sogdianus, married his half-sister Parysatis, and was the father of Cyrus the Younger.
The second king to take this name killed his half-brother Sogdianus, married his half-sister Parysatis, and was the father of Cyrus the Younger. The first one started building the Apadana at Persepolis, which was completed by his son Xerxes the Great. That first one also married two of the daughters of Cyrus the Great. The third ruler to take this name lost the Battles of Issus and Gaugamela to Alexander The Great. Give the name shared by these Persian kings.
The second king to take this name killed his half-brother Sogdianus, married his half-sister Parysatis, and was the father of Cyrus the Younger.
Darius