Darius I of this empire claimed that Bardiya, the king he killed & replaced, had been an impostor
The 
warning given by Darius could not have been more stentorian: Thou who shalt 
be king... [DOC] [TLE] Hakhamaneshian: Empire of Achaemenid Dynasty (CAIS) [PAR] The Lydians had been allied with the Babylonians and Egyptians and Cyrus now 
had to confront ... to return to Persia but he died en route and Darius the Great 
emerged as king (r. ...