known as Darius the Great, surname Hystaspis. ?550–486 bc, king of Persia (521–486), who extended the Persian empire and crushed the revolt of the Ionian city states (500). He led two expeditions against Greece but was defeated at Marathon (490)
Darius I in American English
(dəˈraɪəs)
550?-486? b.c.; king of Persia (522-486)
called the Great: also Darius Hysˈtaspes (hɪsˈtæspəs)