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b"\\u201cSo Darius son of Hystaspes was made king, and the whole of Asia, which Cyrus first and Cambyses after him had conquered, was subject to him\\u2026and everything was full of his power. First he made and set up a carved stone, upon which was cut the figure of a horseman, with this inscription: \\u2018Darius son of Hystaspes, aided by the excellence of his horse, and of Oebares his groom, got possession of the kingdom of Persia.'\\u201d \\u2013 Herodotus\\nCambyses successfully conquered Egypt, but forays beyond its frontiers met with frustration and disaster.\\xa0 The promise of Lydian gold lured Polycrates to a gruesome death in Sardis.\\xa0 Bardiya briefly wrestled the Persian Empire from his brother, only to lose it to a conspiracy of nobles led by Darius.\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"