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Download (The Great) 549-485 BC Xerxes I d.465 BC Artaxerxes I d.424 BC
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490 BC Battle of Marathon Atoosa Darius (The Great) 549-485 BC was the last attempt by Darius to conquer Greece. The defeat of the Persians at Marathon by a numerically inferior Athenian force was communicated to Athens by messengers on foot. King of Persia 522-485 BC Pharoah of Egypt 522-485 BC 480 BC Battle of Thermopolae Xerxes I d.465 BC King of Persia 485-465 BC Pharoah of Egypt 485-465 BC was in the end a victory for the Persians but gave the Athenians breathing room to assemble their navy and beat Battle of Salamis. 479 BC the Battle of Plataea was the final battle the Persians decisively at the Amestris in the Persian-Greek wars which was a Greek victory. Alogyne of Babylon Cosmartidene of Babylon Artaxerxes I d.424 BC King of Persia 465-424 BC Pharoah of Egypt 465-445 BC Andia of Babylon Sogdianus d.423 BC King of Persia 424-423 BC Pharoah of Egypt 424-423 BC Parysatis Darius Damaspia Xerxes II d.424 BC King of Persia (45 days) 424 BC Pharoah of Egypt (45 days) 424 BC ASSASSINATED Ochus (Darius II) d.404 BC King of Persia 423-404 BC Pharoah of Egypt 423-404 BC Cyrus 401 BC Battle of Cunaxa 424-401 BC Xenophon’s eyewitness account of this battle is one of the classic stories of antiquity. Cyrus hired Greek mercenaries to help overthrow his brother Artaxerxes, who met him with a huge Persian army. Cyrus was killed in the battle. Artaxerxes II 436-358 BC King of Persia 404-358 BC ?? Ostanes ?? Artaxerxes III d. 338 BC King of Persia 358-338 BC Atoosa Pharoah of Egypt 343-358 BC Arses d. 336 BC King of Persia 338-336 BC Pharoah of Egypt 338-338 BC ?? Sisygambis Arsanes Philip II 382-336 BC King of Macedon 359-336 BC 336 BC Second Persian War begins with Philip II conquering some coastal towns in Asia Minor. His assassination in 336 BC stops the campaign. Alexander III (the Great) 356-323 BC King of Macedon 336-323 BC King of Persia 330-323 BC Pharoah of Egypt 332-323 BC Codomannus (Darius III) 380- 330 BC King of Persia 336-330 BC Pharoah of Egypt 336-330 BC Alexander’s victories at the Granicus River (334 BC), Issus (333 BC) and finally at Gaugamela (331 BC) secured ultimate Greek victory and the fall of the Persian Empire.
