Cyrus II captures Babylon and courts templesOct 1, 539 BCELabels: Cyrus II, Cyrus Cylinder, Babylonian TemplesBritannicaCyrus CylinderSmithsonian
Cambyses II begins tighter control of temple resourcesJan 1, 527 BCELabels: Cambyses II, Babylonian TemplesIranica BabyloniaBritannica Cambyses
Cambyses II requires temple deliveries for the royal tableJan 1, 527 BCELabels: Cambyses II, Eanna TempleIranica Babylonia
Darius I creates a more regular imperial tax systemJan 1, 519 BCELabels: Darius I, Satrapy SystemIranica TaxationBritannica SatrapOxford Handbook
Darius I relies on satraps to collect taxes and tributeJan 1, 518 BCELabels: Darius I, SatrapsBritannica SatrapIranica Taxation
Persepolis administration records temple-linked redistributionsJan 1, 509 BCELabels: Persepolis Fortification, Persepolis ArchivePersepolis ArchiveHallock PFT
Imperial offerings support cults and sustain priestly laborJan 1, 500 BCELabels: Persepolis Offerings, Priestly LaborPersepolis ArchiveOxford Persepolis
Babylonian temples shift from royal gifts to state taxesJan 1, 500 BCELabels: Babylonian Temples, Achaemenid PolicyIranica BabyloniaIranica Taxation
Land-allotment (fief) systems link land, tax, and serviceJan 1, 500 BCELabels: Land-allotment System, Bow LandIranica BabyloniaIranica Taxation
Xerxes I suppresses Babylonian revolts and reshapes controlJan 1, 484 BCELabels: Xerxes I, Babylonian RevoltsBabylon RevoltsOxford HandbookEsagila
Later Achaemenid rule keeps temples embedded in fiscal systemsJan 1, 450 BCELabels: Achaemenid Fiscal, Provincial DocumentsIranica TaxationPersepolis Archive
Alexander takes Babylon, ending Achaemenid temple policyOct 1, 331 BCELabels: Alexander the, BabylonBritannica AlexanderEtemenankiEsagila