Darius

Family: unknown · Role: son of Hystaspes · First appears: Book I, Chapter 24

In Book I, Chapter 24, Darius is identified as the son of Hystaspes and is connected with Glaphyra through her mother’s side.

By Book II, Chapter 17, Darius is Agrippa’s master of horse. When Agrippa sent three thousand horsemen from Auranitis, Batanea, and Trachonitis to assist the people, they were placed under Darius and Philip, the son of Jacimus.

Relationship record

Life events

• Agrippa sent three thousand horsemen under Darius and Philip to assist the people.(Book II, Chapter 17)
  • With: Agrippa (the present king) Philip (son of Jacimus)
  • “so he sent three thousand horsemen to the assistance of the people out of Auranitis, and Batanea, and Trachonitis, and these under Darius, the master of his horse, and Philip the son of Jacimus, the general of his army.”

Book I, Chapter 24

• with Glaphyra (interaction) “and by her mother's side from Darius, the son of Hystaspes”
• parent: Hystaspes “Darius, the son of Hystaspes”
• with Glaphyra (Darius is identified as an ancestor in Glaphyra's genealogy.) “by her mother's side from Darius, the son of Hystaspes”

Book II, Chapter 17

• with Agrippa (the present king) (Darius was Agrippa's military officer.) “But Agrippa was equally solicitous for those that were revolting, and for those against whom the war was to be made, and was desirous to preserve the Jews for the Romans, and the temple and metropolis for the Jews; he was also sensible that it was not for his own advantage that the disturbances should proceed; so he sent three thousand horsemen to the assistance of the people out of Auranitis, and Batanea, and Trachonitis, and these under Darius, the master of his horse”
• employer: Agrippa (the present king) (Darius serves as Agrippa's master of horse.) “and these under Darius, the master of his horse, and Philip the son of Jacimus, the general of his army.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem. Made with Rho MD.