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Name: Persian Campaign in Egypt (385 BC)

Type: Event

Start: 384 BC

End: 358 BC

Parent: Achaemenid-Egyptian War

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The Persians first attacked Egypt in 385 BCE but after three years of war the Egyptians managed to defeat the invaders.

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  • February 372 BC: The Persians did manage to defeat a joint Egyptian-Spartan effort to conquer Phoenicia
  • January 384 BC: This period is quite obscure, but it seems that the Persians first attacked Egypt in 385 BC and, after three years of war, the Egyptians managed to defeat the invaders.
  • February 384 BC: This period is quite obscure, but it seems that the Persians first attacked Egypt in 385 BC and, after three years of war, the Egyptians managed to defeat the invaders.
  • January 372 BC: Joint Egyptian and Spartan forces occupy Phoenicia.
  • January 358 BC: In 359 BC, Artaxerxes III, the King of the Achaemenid Empire, launched an attack on Egypt in response to Egypt's unsuccessful attempts to conquer coastal regions of Phoenicia. This marked the beginning of the Achaemenid rule over Ancient Egypt.
  • February 358 BC: In -358 BC, the Persian king Artaxerxes III attacked Egypt in retaliation for Egypt's unsuccessful attacks on the coastal regions of Phoenicia. This conflict marked a significant event in the ongoing power struggles between the Persian Empire and Ancient Egypt.

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