The Bowls of Darius and Artaxerxes
The Bowls of Darius and Artaxerxes Darius “the Great” ruled the Persian Empire from 522–486 BC. Artaxerxes I ruled from 464–424 BC. Ezra-Nehemiah often mentions both, as Darius authorized the rebuilding of the house of God ( Ezra 6:5 ).