The Battle of Pteria in 547 BCE, between the Persian forces of Cyrus the Great and the Lydian army of Croesus.
The Achaemenid Empire.
The Macedonians under Alexander defeated a provincial Persian army, allowing Alexander to continue his advance into the heart of the Persian Empire.
Granicus River in Asia Minor 334 BCE.
No the first Persian invasion was in 490bc, the battle associated with the invasion was the Battle of Marathon.
It was: Cyrus the Great. He was the founder of the Persian Empire under the Achaemenid dynasty.
The Battle of Salamis involved the Persian Empire - it was part of the invasion led by King Xerxes to try to bring the Greek city-states under control to stop their internecine warring spilling over into his empire.
Thermopylae.480 BCE.
Persian empire is the first kingdom in the world
The Persian Empire was primarily conquered by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BCE. After a series of decisive battles, including the Battle of Granicus, the Battle of Issus, and the Battle of Gaugamela, Alexander defeated the Persian king Darius III. Following Darius's defeat, Alexander continued to expand his empire into Persian territory, ultimately leading to the fall of the Achaemenid dynasty.
Greek city-states vs Persian Empire
Darius I --- King of Persian Empire during First Persian War, 490 BC. Xerxes --- King of Persian Empire during Second Persian War, 480-479 BC. Mardonius --- Persian general in both Persian Wars. Datis and Artaphernes --- Persian generals at Battle of Marathon. Miltiades --- Athenian general at Battle of Marathon. Leonidas --- Spartan general at Battle of Thermopylae. Themistocles --- Athenian admiral at Battle of Salamis. Pausanias --- Spartan general at Battle of Plataea.
First Susa, then Persepolis.