Darius = "lord"<OL TYPE="1"><LI>Darius the Mede, the son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans, who succeeded to the Babylonian kingdom on the death of Belshazzar; probably the same as "Astyages" the last king of the Medes (538 BC)<LI>Darius, the son of Hystaspes, the founder of the Perso-Arian dynasty (521 BC)<LI>Darius II or Darius III<OL TYPE="a"><LI>Darius II, Nothus (Ochus) was king of Persia during the time of Nehemiah (424/3 - 405/4 BC). Darius II is the most probable because he is mentioned by Nehemiah and ruled during the time of Nehemiah<LI>Darius III, Codomannus was king of Persia during its last years at the time of Alexander the Great and was his opponent (336 - 330 BC)</OL></OL>