Chronology of the Persian Empire

 

559 BC ...... Cyrus the Great Deposes Meid

546 BC ....... Cyrus Conquers Lydia

539 BC ...... Cyrus Conquers Babylonia

530-521 BC ....... Cambyses son of Cyrus conquers Egypt

521-486 BC .......Darius Extend Empire to Indus, but fail in Greece

490 BC ...... Persians Lose battle of Marathon

486-465 BC ....... Xerxes I (Ahashverus) defeated by Greeks

465-424 BC ....... Under Artaxerxex I Lingimanus, the greeks aid Egyptian revolt against Persia

424- 404 BC ...... Xerexes II assassinated by his brother Sogdianus who is then assasinated by his brother Cyrus II

404- 358 BC ...... Artazerex II Mnemon rules with insurrections in many parts of the empire

358- 338 BC ...... Artaxerxes III Ochus gains control of the Empire

336-330 BC ..... Daruis III is killed in battle agains Alexander the Great. The Persian Empire is conquered.