Cambyses II succeeds Cyrus as Great KingJan 1, 529Labels: Cambyses II, Achaemenid EmpireBritannica CambysesBritannica Facts
Cyrus killed during northeastern frontier campaignJan 1, 530Labels: Cyrus the, MassagetaeBritannicaMassagetae
Cambyses performs Babylonian New Year ritualMar 27, 538Labels: Cambyses II, Babylon NewCambyses IIBritannica Cambyses
Cambyses appointed to oversee Babylonian affairsApr 1, 538Labels: Cambyses II, Babylon administrationCambyses IIBritannica Cambyses
Battle of Opis defeats Babylonian forcesSep 1, 539Labels: Battle of, BabylonBattle of OpisFall of Babylon
Cyrus Cylinder issued after Babylon conquestNov 1, 539Labels: Cyrus Cylinder, MardukBritish MuseumCyrus Cylinder
Cyrus overthrows Astyages and takes EcbatanaJan 1, 550Labels: Astyages, EcbatanaBritannicaPasargadae UNESCO
Pasargadae founded as dynastic capitalJan 1, 550Labels: Pasargadae, dynastic capitalPasargadae UNESCOBritannica Pasargadae