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513
c. 513 512 BC Darius I of Persia Campaigns against Scythians into European Scythia, past the Danube River, Scythians refuse to fight and Darius is forced to abandon the campaign due to lack of provisions.
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515
c. 515 Darius I moves the capital of Persia from Pasargadae to Persepolis.
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518
518 Darius I The Great begins construction of the city of Persepolis.
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520
Darius I of Persia fights the Scythians (not very successfully).
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520
Darius of Persia links the Nile and the Red Sea by a canal.