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Darius the Great's Suez Canal: Engineering an Empire
Long before the Suez Canal of the 19th century, the Achaemenid Persian king Darius the Great carved a canal linking the Nile to the Red Sea. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how and why Darius undertook this massive engineering project in the 6th century BCE. They delve into the ancient inscriptions—including the famous Canal Stelae—that record the feat, the logistics of connecting the Bitter Lakes to the Gulf of Suez, and the geopolitical motives behind connecting Egypt to the Persian heartland. They also discuss the role of the Egyptian satrap Aryandes, the use of the canal for trade…
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