The Travels of Marco Polo · Character

Darius I

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  • First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 107

Darius I is named in connection with a golden gift, a brief glint of royal history in the text. Beyond that luminous detail, he remains distant and unpictured.

First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 107
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1

Darius I is referenced as an Achaemenid Persian king in an account concerning the receipt of a golden gift. No further details of his life, relationships, or character development are provided.

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No visual description of Darius I appears in the supplied text. His stature, build, coloring, hair, eyes, facial features, clothing, and distinguishing features remain unspecified.

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    Roxanafather

    The Alexander legend cited in the commentary identifies Roxana as Darius’s daughter.

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  1. BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1

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