1. Key Dates Flashcards
(19 cards)
559 BC
Cyrus becomes the king of Persia
550 BC
Cyrus conquers the Medes
c.546 BC
Cyrus conquers the Lydians
c.454 BC
The Asiatic Greek cities are brought into the Persian Empire
539 BC
Cyrus conquers Babylon
530s BC
Submission of the lands of Levant
530 BC
The death of Cyrus
Cambyses II becomes king of Persia
525 BC
Cambyses conquers Egypt
522 BC
The death of Cambyses
Darius I takes power after a revolt
513 BC
Darius invades Thrace and Scythia
499 BC
Outbreak of the Ionian Revolt
492 BC
Mardonius’ campaign in the north Aegean
490 BC
First Persian invasion of Greece
Persians lose the battle of Marathon
486 BC
The death of Darius
Xerxes I becomes king of Persia
c. 484
Xerxes crushes a revolt in Egypt
480
Xerxes leads a major invasion of Greece
The Persians win at Thermopylae but lose at Salamis
479 BC
Persian defeat at Plataea sees them abandon the invasion
c. 469 BC
Athenian-led forces win a major land and sea victory over the Persians at Eurymedon
465 BC
The death of Xerxes
