In apparent response to Chairman Levitt's speech, on August 13, 1999, the SEC accounting staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99 (SAB 99), which addresses materiality in the preparation of financial statements.
Author: Grote, George. DARIUS THE GREAT, king of Persia in 522-486 BC, one of the greatest rulers of the Achaemenid dynasty, who was noted for his administrative genius and for his great building projects.
Darius the Mede, however, is not depicted in the book as a universal monarch. His subordinate position (under Cyrus) is clearly implied in the statement that he âwas made king (Heb. passive, homlak) over the realm of the Chaldeansâ (9:1 KJV).