What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Darius the Great
1 quote · 1 episode · May 10, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Darius the Great once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on May 10, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
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Sandbrook suggests Darius probably planned a coup himself and organized the murder of Cyrus's two sons.
“what was happening was that he had planned a coup himself and he organizes the murder of these two brothers, right?”
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668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1)The Rest Is History · May 10, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace Darius I's rise, the Ionian Revolt and Athens' role in burning Sardis, leading up to the Persian landing at Marathon in 490 BC.
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