Cyrus the Great defeats his supposed grandfather Astyages (Ruler of Medes): 549 BCE

Cyrus the Great Conquers the Lydian Empire: 546 BCE

Cyrus the Great conquers Babylonia absorbing Babylon into the Persian Empire:
539 BCE

Cyrus the Great absorbs Phoenicia into the Persian Empire: 539 BCE

Cyrus the great conquers all of Asia Minor:
530 BCE

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