Ancient Persian Stele Inscribed With A Message From King Darius I Discovered In Phanagoria

MessageToEagle.com – King Darius I was a Persian ruler of the Achaemenid dynasty. Also called the Great Darius, he is well-known for his administrative genius and is believed to be the person who built Persepolis that was envisioned by his father in law, Cyrus the Great. He is also believed to be a promoter of democracy and free education for all.

Archaeologists have now discovered an ancient Persian stele inscribed with a message from King Darius I in the center of Phanagoria, the remains of an ancient Greek city near Crimea and the Black Sea.

The stele that was most likely put up by the king after the Ionian revolt and his triumph over the Greeks has been dated to the 5th century B.C.

Researchers estimate that around 10%-15% of the message has survived and that “the deciphered parts of the inscription make it clear that it was made on behalf of the famous king Darius I,” who lived from 550-486 BC.

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According to Vladimir Kuznetsov, the director of the Phanagoria Historical and Archeological Museum-Preserve and of the Phanagoria expedition of the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences this is a discovery of international significance.

Another discovery, of the ruins of ancient fortifications that researchers have preliminarily dated to “no later than” the end of the sixth century BC (destroyed earlier than the middle of the fifth century BC) “can become a phenomenon in classical archeology for the entire Mediterranean and Black Sea region”.

Scientists point out that these findings place Phanagoria “in the context of one of the most important events of ancient history, which had far-reaching consequences for the Greeks as well as the Persians, and makes is possible to trace the connections of this colony with other parts of the Greek world and analyze its significance in advancing Hellenistic civilization on the Black Sea coast.”

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