A Hura Mada - The Story of a King of Kings

Darius the great is one of the greatest kings in the acimined persian empire, probably number two on most people's top tan list. He would seem to have every quality you want in a prospective great king of kings, except for one thing: legitimacy. The story that he tells on the mountain side, amongst other places, seems to be a quest to explain to you the reader why he should have and deserves the top job. But then his story veers into the weird. And it starts off with cambises killing his brother and keeping it a secret. So how does darius have the job? Why didn't the spare get the job? Whell, funny you