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Cyrus, the Persian ruler, was called the Great because he was the founder of the Persian Empire. He also conquered many empires that included the Median Empire and the Neo-Babylonian Empire. His reign lasted from 559 to 530 B.C.
The Greek cities in Ionia, which is present day Turkey, were conquered in the 6th century BC and later fell into Athenian domination until it was conquered by the Persians again in the 4th century BC. It became part of the Roman empire later in the 2nd century BC.
Persians ruled the conquered kingdom lightly, like, conquered kingdoms were allowed to keep their kings and their elites as long as they pledged allegiance to the Persian King and paid taxes, which is why the Persian king was known as The King of Kings.
Egypt was part of the Persian Empire which Alexander the Great conquered.
The ruler who created the Persian Empire was Cyrus the great
In Ionia in Asia Minor.
Egypt was conquered by Cambyses II, the ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, the second of the four pre-Islamic Persian Empires
Alexander the Great conquered Phoenicia as part of his drive to take over the Persian Empire.
Cyrus, the Persian ruler, was called the Great because he was the founder of the Persian Empire. He also conquered many empires that included the Median Empire and the Neo-Babylonian Empire. His reign lasted from 559 to 530 B.C.
A revolt by the Greek city-states of Ionia against Persian rule.
The Greek city-states in Ionia in Asia Minor revolted against Persian rule.
Ionia was a collection of Greek city-states in wetern Asia Minor, a province of the Persian Empire.
Battle of Ephesus 498 BCE in Ionia.
The Greek cities in Ionia, which is present day Turkey, were conquered in the 6th century BC and later fell into Athenian domination until it was conquered by the Persians again in the 4th century BC. It became part of the Roman empire later in the 2nd century BC.
Persians ruled the conquered kingdom lightly, like, conquered kingdoms were allowed to keep their kings and their elites as long as they pledged allegiance to the Persian King and paid taxes, which is why the Persian king was known as The King of Kings.
Alexander conquered the Persian Empire.
It was the Ionian revolt against Persian rule that expanded into the Persian War 449-449 BCE.