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 Iâs Early Life. Born in 550 B.C., Darius I (known as Darrioush in Persian, and Darayarahush) was the son of Hystaspes, a satrap (governor) of Parthia, located in present-day Iran. He was a member of the Achaemenid family. Cyrus the Great and his son, Cambyses II, also belonged to the Achaemenid family, but to a different branch.