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530 BCEPersia conquers the Indus Valley.
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525 BCE - 404 BCEPersia conquers Egypt.
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522 BCEDarius I (Darius the Great) succeeds to the throne of Persia after the death of Cambyses II.
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522 BCEThe Persian satrapy of Armenia briefly cedes from the Achaemenid Empire but is brought under control by Darius I.
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522 BCE - 486 BCEReign of Darius I, The Great, who commissions the Behistun Inscription to celebrate and provide legitimization for his reign.
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520 BCEDarius I of Persia fights the Scythians (not very successfully).
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520 BCEDarius of Persia links the Nile and the Red Sea by a canal.
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c. 520 BCEDarius I, The Great commissions the Behistun Inscription.
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518 BCEDarius I The Great begins construction of the city of Persepolis.
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c. 515 BCEDarius I moves the capital of Persia from Pasargadae to Persepolis.
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c. 513 BCE - c. 512 BCEDarius I of Persia campaigns against Scythians into European Scythia, past the Danube River, Scythians refuse to fight and Darius is forced to abandon the campaign due to lack of provisions.
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499 BCE - 494 BCEIonian cities rebel against Persian rule.
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c. 499 BCENaxos is attacked by Darius' Persian forces.
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492 BCEDarius I of Persia invades Greece.
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11 Sep 490 BCEA combined force of Greek hoplites defeat the Persians at Marathon.
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486 BCEXerxes succeeds to the throne of Persia after the death of Darius I.
