The+rise+time+line

 the rise timeline

**640 BC** Persia becomes a vassal state of Media. The kingdom of Macedon is founded and begins the conquring of all Persia. battle of Pasargadae and becomes the king of both kingdoms. **545 BC** Cyrus now expands eastward. He reconquers most of Parthia, Sogdiana, Bactria and Arachosia which were attempting to establish their independence Polycrates the tyrant of Samos, allies with Egypt, defies Persia and builds a fleet of 100 ships. to return home if they wish of central Asia and so his son Cambyses is crowned king of Persia. of Persia. brother Smerdis. Smerdis is then overthrown, Darius I takes the throne. Darius starts cannal on the Ecbatana - Babylon Road, to give an account of his early successes. The cuneiform inscritions in 3 langauages lead Sir Henry Rawlinson to decipher cuneiform writing. Darius puts down a second revolt in Babylon. and puts its satrap, Aryandes to death. He sets priests and wisemen the task of codification of Egyptian laws. The task takes 15 years. the Egyptian King Necho II in 610 BC. Darius sends establishes a sea ruit from India to Persia by building a bridge of boats across the Bosporus river.
 * 630 BC** The prophet Zoroaster is born.
 * 559 BC** Cyrus the Great assumes throne of Ashan (western Persia)
 * 550 BC** Cyrus defeats the Median king //Astyages// at the
 * 547 BC** Persians fight with the Lydians at the Battle of Pteria.
 * 546 BC** Cyrus takes Lydia
 * 540 BC** Cyrus defeats Bedouin sheikhs around Teima.
 * 539 BC** Cyrus II of Persia invades and conquers Babylon and Phoenicia.
 * 538 BC** Cyrus occupies Jerusalem & allows the Jews of Babylon
 * 533 BC** Cyrus establishes ties with India.
 * 530 BC** Cyrus is killed in a campaign against the **Massagatae**
 * 529 BC** Cyrus' tomb is erected at Pasargadae the capital city
 * 525 BC** Cambyses takes egypt
 * 521 BC** Cambyses dies or is murdered, and is succeeded by his
 * 520 BC** Darius begins a campaign against the Scythians.
 * 519 BC** Darius has the great rock-face of Behistan constructed,
 * 517 BC** Darius visits Egypt, which he lists as a rebel country,
 * 515 BC** Darius completes the canal from the Nile to the Red Sea began by
 * 513 BC** Darius leads a campaign into southeast Europe,
 * 500 BC** Darius I completes or expands the Royal Road of Persians.
 * 496 BC** Darius soon recaptures Cyprus with the help of the Phoenician navy.