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The Behistun Inscription: Darius's Rock of Ages
Darius the Great's Behistun Inscription, carved into a cliff face in western Iran, is the Rosetta Stone of cuneiform. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how this multilingual monument proclaimed Darius's legitimacy after the death of Cyrus's son Cambyses, chronicled his suppression of revolts across the empire, and provided the key to deciphering Babylonian and Elamite scripts. They discuss the inscription's discovery in the 19th century by Henry Rawlinson, the legendary tale of the rebel Gaumata the Magian, and the political and religious propaganda woven into the text. The conversation…
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