Darius I stele found in ancient town of Phanagoria
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Topic: Darius I stele found in ancient town of Phanagoria
Posted By: Cyrus Shahmiri
Subject: Darius I stele found in ancient town of Phanagoria
Date Posted: 11-Aug-2016 at 06:36
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http://www.heritagedaily.com/2016/08/darius-i-stele-found-in-ancient-town-of-phanagoria-in-russia/112378# - http://www.heritagedaily.com/2016/08/darius-i-stele-found-in-ancient-town-of-phanagoria-in-russia/112378# The stele with a signature in the name of Persian King Darius I was unearthed in the center of Phanagoria, the remains of an ancient Greek city near Crimea and the Black Sea during an archeological expedition that has been supported by Volnoe Delo Foundation since 2004. The decoded inscriptions on the stele state someone made them in the name of the Persian King Darius I who lived from 550-486 B.C. The stele has an inscription in the ancient Persian language. The approximate assessment dates the find to the first half of the 5th century B.C. The text contains a word unregistered before and roughly interpreted as the place named Miletus, one of the biggest cities in Ionia, a region known as Asia Minor now. Miletus stood at the head of the so-called Ionian uprising of Greek city states against Darius I. It was suppressed in 494 B.C. Darius I, a Persian ruler from the Achaemenian dynasty considerably expanded the territory of his country with the aid of wars against the Getae, Thrace, Lemnos, Imbros, and Macedonia. He was buried in the mausoleum built on the cliffs at Naqsh-e Rustam near Persepolis on his order and decorated with sculptures. ------------- 
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