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Alexander the Great 334-331 BCE.
No, the Persian Empire did not last from 1500 BC to 185 BC. The Persian Empire, also known as the Achaemenid Empire, was established in 550 BC and lasted until it was conquered by Alexander the Great in 330 BC.
Alexander, king of Macedonia.
Alexander the Great took effective control of the Empire in 331 BCE, so by 330 BCE there was no Persian Empire to rule - it was the Macedonian Empire of Alexander.
The Persian Empire had 4 capital cities in 500 BC - Babylon, Persepolis, Ecbatana, and Susa.
Alexander The Great
Alexander the Great 334-331 BCE.
No, the Persian Empire did not last from 1500 BC to 185 BC. The Persian Empire, also known as the Achaemenid Empire, was established in 550 BC and lasted until it was conquered by Alexander the Great in 330 BC.
The Persian Empire.
Alexander, king of Macedonia.
Alexander the Great took effective control of the Empire in 331 BCE, so by 330 BCE there was no Persian Empire to rule - it was the Macedonian Empire of Alexander.
Alexander the Great.
Ionia was conquered by the Persian Empire in 546 BC under the rule of Cyrus the Great. This conquest was part of the larger expansion of the Persian Empire into Asia Minor, where Ionia was located along the western coast of present-day Turkey. The Persian takeover led to the establishment of satrapies and significant changes in governance and culture in the region.
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The Assyrian empire was assimilated by Babylonia, which was in turn conquered and assimilated by the Persian empire.
In 332 BC, Judaea was conquered by Alexander the Great during his campaign to expand his empire. Following the defeat of the Persian Empire, Alexander's forces took control of the region, which was then part of the Persian satrapy of Judea. This conquest marked the beginning of Hellenistic influence in the area, which significantly impacted the culture and politics of Judaea in the subsequent years.