person
Darius I
Darius
also: Darius the Great
Darius I, king of Persia (r. 522-486 BC), who took the throne after the Magus; Seneca cites his slaughter of Oeobazus' three sons as cruelty paraded as majesty.
Reading notes
- On Anger §3.16 Darius
Darius I of Persia (r. 522-486 BC); his slaughter of Oeobazus' sons exemplifies cruelty paraded as majesty.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §15.94.63 Darius
Darius — here Darius III, the last Achaemenid king of Persia, whom Alexander overthrew (Seneca's 'Darius' conflates the dynasty's most famous name).