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Persian Empire

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  • 559 BCE

    Cyrus The Great begins conquering

  • 538 BCE

    Cyrus allows Jews back into Jerusalem.

  • 530 BCE

    Cyrus dies. Cambyses takes his place

  • 525 BCE

    Cambyses conquers Egypt

  • 522 BCE

    Cambyses dies

  • 521 BCE

    Darius becomes king

  • 521 BCE

    Darius expands the Persian Empire

  • 485 BCE

    Darius dies/ Xerxes becomes king of Persia

  • 480 BCE

    Xerxes invades Greece and wins the battle of Thermoplyae

  • 479 BCE

    The Greeks defeat the Persians at the battle of Platae and expel the Persians from Europe.

  • 404 BCE

    Artaxerxes ll Mnemon becomes king of Persia and loses Egypt

  • 330 BCE

    Alexander The Great conquers Persia and destroys Persepolis, ending the Persian dynasty.