“May Ahuramazda bear me aid, with the gods of the royal house…”

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“May Ahuramazda bear me aid, with the gods of the royal house; and may Ahuramazda protect this country from a (hostile) army, from famine, from the Lie!”

— Darius I

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Title: Wikiquote: Darius I
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I, Darius. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Darius I. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Darius_I

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