Conquests of Cambyses II
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Conquests by Achaemenid ruler Cambyses II.
Chronology
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January 523 BC: Following the conquest of Egypt by Cambyses, the Libyans and Greeks of Cyrene and Barca surrendered to the Achaemenid Empire in -524. This marked the expansion of Achaemenid control over the region.
January 523 BC: Following the conquest of Egypt by Cambyses, the Libyans and the Greeks of Cyrene and Barca in Libya surrendered to him. This event took place in -524, with Barca becoming part of the Achaemenid Empire.
January 523 BC: Cambyses improved the Empire's strategic position in Africa by conquering the Kingdom of Meroë and taking strategic positions in the western oases.
January 521 BC: Samos, having lost its charismatic leader, was easily conquered by the Persians in 522 BC.
Egypt was lost to the Persians during the battle of Pelusium in 525 BC.
January 524 BC: Egypt was finally lost to the Persians during the battle of Pelusium in 525 BC.
