Achaemenid conquest and rule in Egypt (525–404 BCE)

1. Cambyses II defeats Egypt at Pelusium

   Jan 1, 525 BCELabels: Cambyses II, Pelusium, Achaemenid Persia

   • Britannica
   • Pelusium

2. Memphis falls; Persian rule established

   Jan 1, 525 BCELabels: Memphis, Achaemenid Persia

   • Pelusium
   • Memphis Siege

3. Aryandes appointed first satrap of Egypt

   Jan 1, 525 BCELabels: Aryandes, Satrapy of

   • Aryandes
   • Britannica

4. Cambyses adopts pharaonic kingship in Egypt

   Jan 1, 524 BCELabels: Cambyses II, Pharaonic title

   • Cambyses II
   • Dynasty 27

5. Petubastis III leads anti-Persian revolt

   Jan 1, 522 BCELabels: Petubastis III, Egyptian Delta

   • Petubastis III
   • Aryandes

6. Udjahorresnet inscription reflects Persian-elite collaboration

   Jan 1, 519 BCELabels: Udjahorresnet, Darius I

   • Udjahorresnet

7. Darius I consolidates rule and reforms in Egypt

   Jan 1, 518 BCELabels: Darius I, Achaemenid reforms

   • Britannica
   • Dynasty 27

8. Darius’ Nile–Red Sea canal project commemorated

   Jan 1, 500 BCELabels: Darius I, Nile Red

   • Oxford Cabinet
   • Britannica

9. Aryandes deposed as satrap by Darius I

   Jan 1, 496 BCELabels: Aryandes, Darius I

   • Aryandes
   • Pherendates

10. Egyptian revolt on Darius’ death; Xerxes represses

    Jan 1, 486 BCELabels: Xerxes I, Egyptian Delta

    • Britannica
    • Pherendates

11. Achaemenes appointed satrap amid unrest

    Jan 1, 484 BCELabels: Achaemenes, Satrapy of

    • Achaemenes
    • Pherendates

12. Inaros II begins major revolt with Athenian support

    Jan 1, 460 BCELabels: Inaros II, Athens

    • Inaros
    • Britannica

13. Battle of Papremis; Satrap Achaemenes killed

    Jan 1, 459 BCELabels: Battle of, Achaemenes

    • Achaemenes
    • Inaros

14. Persians crush revolt; Inaros executed

    Jan 1, 454 BCELabels: Inaros II, Achaemenid forces

    • Inaros
    • Inaros II

15. Amyrtaeus expels Persians and becomes pharaoh

    Jan 1, 404 BCELabels: Amyrtaeus, Memphis

    • Dynasty 28
    • Amyrtaeus