Darius I's Reign and Achaemenid Imperial Administration (522–486 BCE)

1. Darius I dies; Xerxes I succeeds

   Oct 1, 486Labels: Darius I, Xerxes I

   • Britannica
   • Darius I

2. Battle of Marathon fought during Persian punitive expedition

   Sep 1, 490Labels: Battle of, Athenian military

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

3. Ionian Revolt begins in western Anatolia

   Jan 1, 499Labels: Ionian Revolt, Ionia

   • Britannica
   • Ionian Revolt

4. Persepolis Fortification Archive begins documentation

   Jan 1, 509Labels: Persepolis Fortification, Persepolis

   • Iranica
   • Admin Archive

5. Canal works linking Nile and Red Sea commemorated

   Jan 1, 510Labels: Nile-Red Sea, Darius I

   • Oxford Cabinet
   • Suez Canal

6. European Scythian campaign crosses into Thrace region

   Jan 1, 513Labels: Scythian campaign, Thrace

   • WHE Darius
   • Scythian Campaign

7. Susa Apadana project planned and begun

   Jan 1, 515Labels: Susa Apadana, Susa

   • Iranica
   • Apadana

8. Persepolis founded as an imperial capital complex

   Jan 1, 518Labels: Persepolis, P rsa

   • UNESCO
   • Britannica

9. Taxation districts formalized in Herodotus’ account

   Jan 1, 519Labels: Satrapy system, Herodotus

   • Iranica

10. Behistun Inscription commissioned to legitimize rule

    Jan 1, 520Labels: Behistun Inscription, Mount Behistun

    • Behistun
    • Livius

11. Second Babylonian revolt suppressed

    Aug 25, 521Labels: Babylonian revolt, Nebuchadnezzar IV

    • Nebuchadnezzar IV
    • Britannica

12. Darius I seizes the Achaemenid throne

    Sep 29, 522Labels: Darius I, Bardiya

    • Britannica
    • World History

13. Revolts erupt across the empire

    Oct 1, 522Labels: Imperial revolts, Achaemenid provinces

    • Britannica
    • Behistun

14. First Babylonian revolt suppressed

    Dec 1, 522Labels: Babylonian revolt, Nebuchadnezzar III

    • Britannica
    • Babylon Revolts