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B.C. 



was ordered to transcribe into Greek the historical records 

 contained in the Egyptian temples ; the Greek version of 

 the Old Testament (Septuagint) to be made. 



4. Persia. 



586-546. Period of Hystaspes. 



559-531. Persian monarchy founded by Cyrus. 



538. Cyrus conquers Babylon. 



530-526. Cambyses succeeds Cyrus. He conquers Egypt. 



521-486. Darius, son of Hystaspes, is king. 



498. Persians again masters of all Asia Minor. 



490. Persians defeated at Marathon. 



485-465. Xerxes. 



480. Is defeated at Artemesium and Salamis. 



479. His general Mardonius defeated at Platasa, and on same 



day Persians defeated at Mycala. 

 334. The Persians defeated by Alexander on the Granicus. 

 333. Battle of Issus. 

 331. Battle of Gaugamela. End of the Persian empire under 



Darius 111. 



5. Media. 



1230. First mentioned in history. Subdued by the Assyrians, 

 under whom it continued 500 years. 



713. Threw off the yoke of Assyria. 



709-656. Under Deioces their king, the Medians founded 

 Ecbatana (Hamadan). 



656-634. Phraortes made war against the Assyrian empire; he 

 was killed in battle. 



634-594. Cyaxares reigned. Media invaded by Scythians. After 

 twenty-eight years of subjection to them they were 

 expelled. He allied himself with ISTabopalassar, king 

 of Babylon, and so captured Mneveh and subdued the 

 Assyrian empire, extending conquest to Persia and 

 Bactria. 



559. Cyrus usurped the throne of Media, and so became founder 

 of the Persian empire, of which it became a province. 



6. Bactria. 



1230. Ninus, the Assyrian, marched an army into Bactria and 



took the country. (According to the Greeks ) 

 1000. Period of Zoroaster. 

 540. Submitted to Cyrus. One of his sons was appointed satrap. 



Thenceforward it was part of the Persian empire. 

 328. Alexander conquered Bactria with other parts of Persia. 



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