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en-wikipedia-org-5952		Darius (son of Xerxes I) - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	614	90	68	Darius (son of Xerxes I) Wikipedia Darius (son of Xerxes I) In 465 BC, Darius may have ascended to the throne as King of Persia after his father was murdered[1] in a conspiracy carried out by Artabanus and Aspamitres the eunuch,[2] who were confidential advisers of Xerxes. Artabanus may have had personal ambitions for the throne since, subsequently, he conspired with Megabyzus to have Artaxerxes killed. But Megabyzus revealed the plot to Artaxerxes, who put Artabanus and Aspamitres to death for the murders of Xerxes, Darius[3] and his own attempted murder. Classical sources[edit] Herodotus, Histories, book IX External links[edit] ^ According to Diodorus of Sicily, however, Darius was killed before ascending the throne. ^ Artaxerxes made the co-conspirators responsible for Darius' death. Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Darius_(son_of_Xerxes_I)&oldid=991819986" Hidden categories: Articles with short description Edit links By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-5952.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-5952.txt