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his son Cambyses ii takes his place -
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Cambyses is said to have shown disrespect to the religion of the Egyptians and its practices -
sources say that it is unknown the way he died but popular opinion is that it was a suicide or an illness -
After defeating uspurpers -
Darius invades India and Europe and gets more land for the empire -
The empire was from the Indus Valley in the east to parts of Greece in the west -
The Persians are defeated in the battle of Marathon -
Darius the Great ruled Persia from 522 BCE until his death Overseeing expansions and administrative reforms -
The Persians under Xerxes I are defeated at the battle of Salamis and Plataea -
with Xerxes' dead, it lead to the downfall of the empire and a period of instability -
4th Century BCE the Persian empire was suffering and conflicts weakened them more leading to the fall of their empires -
Persian satraps rebelled against Artaxerxes II's authority during 370 BCE these revolts were challenging because the satraps who were part of it were also very powerful -
Alexander crossed the Hellespont initiating an invasion of the Persian empire -
Alexander faced King Darius III even though he was outnumbered his much superior military strategies led to his victory -
