Biafra, Buhari And King Darius Of Persia
By Nwachukwu Ngige King Darius I (522 – 486 BC) was the fourth in line and the greatest of the kings of the ancient Persia , today’s Iran . During his reign, the empire covered the entire middle East, modern Turkey and parts of Balkans , India and Asia . *Buhari His ambitious plan to overrun and annex the city states of Greece however met the waterloo at the battle of Marathon where the highly spirited Athenians inflicted a debilitating defeat on the Persians in B.C 490. But that did not detract substantially from Darius’ greatness. His outstanding leadership distinguished itself in his state attitude to the conquered territories. He wisely avoided being a destroyer of territories that came under his flaming sword. Through proper integration rather, he preserved and copied good developments from these nations , building the unique strength of his kingdom on the e...