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The Killing of King Bardia in Ancient Persia
48:50 - 55:02 (06:12)
Historian Mark Van de Maru shares different possibilities and mysteries surrounding the killing of an ancient Persian king named Bardia, including the involvement of Darius and the possibility of a false identity.
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The murder of Persian king Cambyses and the subsequent rise of Darius to power brings into question the validity of historical crime scene investigations and the ability to discern truth from fiction in ancient times.
48:50 - 52:20 (03:30)
History
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The murder of Persian king Cambyses and the subsequent rise of Darius to power brings into question the validity of historical crime scene investigations and the ability to discern truth from fiction in ancient times.
ChapterThe Killing of King Bardia in Ancient Persia
EpisodeShow 57 - Kings of Kings II
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The death of the brother of Cambyses, King of the Persian Empire, has remained a mystery with a lot of speculation around it.
52:21 - 55:02 (02:41)
Mystery
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The death of the brother of Cambyses, King of the Persian Empire, has remained a mystery with a lot of speculation around it. Historian Mark Van de Maru offers various possibilities, including the theory that Cambyses did go insane and killed his brother, but nobody knows for sure what happened.