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Biafra, Buhari And King Darius Of Persia

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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...