Darius the Great
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Darius the Great has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland argues there was probably no false Bardiya and that Darius killed the real Bardiya, citing the rebellions in the Iranian heartlands as corroboration.
“the person who gets killed by Darius and his fellow conspirators in Scythia Vartish was actually Bardia himself. And there's very good corroborating evidence for this”
The Rest Is History: 668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1) (May 10, 2026) · Listen from 16:37
Holland asserts that Darius was the most powerful man who had ever lived up to that point.
“i mean he is the most powerful man who has ever lived i think it's no exaggeration at this point to say that”
The Rest Is History: 668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1) (May 10, 2026) · Listen from 6:17
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
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?”
The Rest Is History: 668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1) (May 10, 2026) · Listen from 16:11
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
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.