Persian Wars of Expansion
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges
- Curriculum: African History, Asian History, Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, Asia Minor, Ethiopia, Syria, Palestine, Persia, Iran
- Date: 559-509
Article abstract: At issue: Political dominance in Western Asia. Result: Persia establishes hegemony over Asia east to India, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt.
Background
Assyria fell in 612 b.c.e. to a combined force of Medes under King Cyaxares and Babylonians under King Nabopolassar, and its lands were divided between the two conquerors. The kingdom of Lydia, which enjoyed friendly relations with Greece, and Media engaged in a war for supremacy that ended when both sides decided to suspend hostilities in the middle of a battle, for both were frightened by...
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