This is a notable aspect of the life of Darius...

This is a notable aspect of the life of Darius, and thus, according to the writings of orientalists, his accomplishments in that age are definitely outstanding, though this point is not relevant to the present discussion.

Class Structure and Social Divisions Briefly then, such a government existed in the region, in the eastern neighbour of Arabia, about twelve centuries before the rise of Islam, however the basis and nature of those civilised governments were quite different from the Islamic government that followed.

In fact these two were essentially unlike each other, since that civilised realm was charaterised by a deep class system.[^22] In the extended period of human life, vestiges of which can still be observed in backward societies, people were since birth divided…