Bricks came from Babylon, cedarwood from Lebanon, while gold came from Sardis and Bactria. Silver and ebony from Egypt and ivory from Nubia added to the grandeur. Darius also began construction on a mighty new royal center at Persepolis, a monument to the glory of his empire. Bas-reliefs covering the walls of the apadana audience hall depict delegations from across the empire bringing gifts to the king.
Conquered lands were allowed to retain their native religions, as long as they remained docile under Persian rule. This remarkable tolerance continued under Darius. In Egypt, Darius built and restored several cult temples, and consulted with the priesthood when codifying Egyptian laws.
Although historians are unsure if Darius officially worshipped the sect, Zoroastrianism became the Persian state religion. Darius himself certainly believed in Ahura Mazda, the chief deity of the Zoroastrian pantheon.
There are several references to Ahura Mazda in many of his proclamations and inscriptions, including Behistun. Darius seemed to believe that Ahura Mazda had bestowed on him a divine right to rule the Achaemenid Empire. With Persia holding influence over several Ionian and Aegean cities, conflict with the emerging Greek city-states seemed inevitable. Aristagoras sought allies from mainland Greece.
The Spartans refused, but Athens and Eretria agreed to help by providing troops and ships and burning the city of Sardis. After six years of war, the Persians defeated the rebels and regained control of the region.
Furious and eager to retaliate, Darius attempted to invade Greece. In BC, the Persians destroyed Eretria and enslaved the survivors. Despite being outnumbered, a bold strategy allowed the Athenians and their allies to rout the Persians, ending the first invasion. Darius swore to try again and spent three years preparing his forces for another assault. Another uprising in Egypt delayed his plans and worsened his condition.
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The contesting force to Ahura Mazda was called Angra Mainyu, or angry spirit. Post-Zoroastrian scripture introduced the concept of Ahriman, the Devil, which was effectively a personification of Angra Mainyu.
In Zoroastrianism, water apo, aban and fire atar, azar are agents of ritual purity, and the associated purification ceremonies are considered the basis of ritual life.
In Zoroastrian cosmogony, water and fire are respectively the second and last primordial elements to have been created, and scripture considers fire to have its origin in the waters. Both water and fire are considered life-sustaining, and both water and fire are represented within the precinct of a fire temple. The religion states that active participation in life through good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep chaos at bay.
Ahura Mazda will ultimately prevail over the evil Angra Mainyu or Ahriman, at which point the universe will undergo a cosmic renovation and time will end. At the end of time, a savior-figure a Saoshyant will bring about a final renovation of the world frashokereti , in which the dead will be revived. The roots of Zoroastrianism are thought to have emerged from a common prehistoric Indo-Iranian religious system dating back to the early 2nd millennium BCE.
The prophet Zoroaster himself, though traditionally dated to the 6th century BCE, is thought by many modern historians to have been a reformer of the polytheistic Iranian religion who lived in the 10th century BCE. Zoroastrianism as a religion was not firmly established until several centuries later. Zoroastrianism enters recorded history in the mid-5th century BCE. The Histories is a primary source of information on the early period of the Achaemenid era BCE , in particular with respect to the role of the Magi.
According to Herodotus i. The Magi appear to have been the priestly caste of the Mesopotamian-influenced branch of Zoroastrianism today known as Zurvanism, and they wielded considerable influence at the courts of the Median emperors. Darius I, and later Achaemenid emperors, acknowledged their devotion to Ahura Mazda in inscriptions as attested to several times in the Behistun inscription , and appear to have continued the model of coexistence with other religions.
A number of the Zoroastrian texts that today are part of the greater compendium of the Avesta have been attributed to that period. The religion would be professed many centuries following the demise of the Achaemenids in mainland Persia and the core regions of the former Achaemenid Empire— most notably Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and the Caucasus.
In the Cappadocian kingdom whose territory was formerly an Achaemenid possession , Persian colonists who were cut off from their co-religionists in Iran proper continued to practice the Zoroastrianism of their forefathers. As late as the Parthian period, a form of Zoroastrianism was without a doubt the dominant religion in the Armenian lands.
The Sassanids aggressively promoted the Zurvanite form of Zoroastrianism, often building fire temples in captured territories to promote the religion. The city has been built upon the site of ancient Sparta, whose Acropolis lies north of the modern city. To the southwest stands Mt. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Research Paper. Ben Davis June 1, What helped Darius I effectively rule the Persian Empire?
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