Behistun
Americannoun
noun
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Once these had been quelled, Darius commissioned an enormous relief inscription to be made on the cliff face of Mount Behistun.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The great bas-reliefs that Darius ordered carved into a cliffside in Behistun, some 150 miles to the north of Susa, for instance, tell of his accession to the throne and his triumph over enemies.
From Time Magazine Archive
He carved the stone of Behistun into a staircase—one step at a time—all the while dreaming that he’d reach the peak of the mountain and by then he’d have changed the world.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
Diodorus places them seven days' march to the east of Behistun, and tells us that at one time there were 160,000 wild horses here, though Alexander found only 60,000.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max
In the following year he applied himself to the great inscription at Behistun, the largest and most remarkable that is known in Persia, and succeeded in making out several lines of its contents.
From The Progress of Ethnology An Account of Recent Archaeological, Philological and Geographical Researches in Various Parts of the Globe by Bartlett, John Russell
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