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Darius the Great (ca. 549 BC– 486/485 BC; Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Xerxes Dārayawauš: "He Who Holds Firm the Good"), was the son of Hystaspes, and Persian Emperor from 522 BC to 486/485 BC. His name in Modern Persian is داریوش (Dâryûsh), in Hebrew דַּרְיָוֶשׁ (Daryawesh) and the ancient Greek sources call him (Dareios). Darius was the Latin spelling used by ancient Roman historians. The English pronunciation is .