- 630-553 BC: Zarathustra
- 559-530 BC: Reign of Cyrus the Great
- 559 BC: Cyrus the Great overthrows Astyages of Media
- 546 BC: Persians conquer Lydia
- 538 BC: Persians conquer Babylonia
- 530-522 BC: Reign of Cambyses
- 522-521 BC: Civil War
- 521-485 BC: Reign of Darius
- Reorganizes the government into satrapies.
- Builds an extensive system of roads.
- 521-519 BC: The Empire is extended beyond the Indus River
- 490 BC: Attempts to conquer the Greek mainland.
Persian War Chronology
- 485-465 BC:Reign of Xerxes
- 480 BC: Makes a second attempt to conquer the mainland Greeks.Persian War Chronology
- 480 BC: Makes a second attempt to conquer the mainland Greeks.
- 465-338 BC: A Period of Imperial Decline
- 465-424 BC: Reign of Artaxerxes I Longimanus
- 424-404 BC: Reign of Xerxes II
- 404-358 BC: Reign of Artaxerxes II Mnemon
- 358-338 BC: Reign of Artaxerxes III Ochus
- 336-330 BC: Reign of Darius Codomannus
Thursday, January 6, 2011
The Persian Empire
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