Persian Conquest of Egypt by Cambyses II (Battle of Pelusium)
525 BCE
Cambyses II defeats Psamtik III at Pelusium, turning Egypt into an Achaemenid Persian satrapy.
Sources and References
Statue de l'amiral Udjahorresnet (Musées du Vatican, Inv. 22690)
Consulter l'archive officielle ↗Hérodote, Histoires (Livre III, 1-16)
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196 BCE
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528 BCE
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539 BCE
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