Reign of Cambyses II (530–522 BCE)

1. Gaumāta seizes power in Persia

   Mar 11, 522Labels: Gaum ta, Bardiya

   • Iranica
   • Darius

2. Cambyses departs Egypt to confront usurpation

   Apr 1, 522Labels: Cambyses II, Egypt

   • Britannica
   • Iranica

3. Cambyses II dies en route in Syria

   Jul 1, 522Labels: Cambyses II, Syria

   • Britannica
   • Iranica

4. Bardiya’s brief reign follows Cambyses

   Aug 1, 522Labels: Bardiya, Egypt

   • Britannica
   • Bardiya

5. Darius kills Gaumāta and takes throne

   Sep 29, 522Labels: Darius I, Gaum ta

   • Iranica
   • Behistun

6. Campaigns planned toward Nubia, Siwa, Carthage

   Jan 1, 524Labels: Cambyses II, Siwa Oasis

   • Britannica

7. Apis bull burial attested under Cambyses

   Jan 1, 524Labels: Apis bull, Saqqara

   • Oxford CAB
   • Wikimedia

8. Persian invasion of Egypt begins

   Jan 1, 525Labels: Cambyses II, Achaemenid Egypt

   • Britannica
   • Cambyses II

9. Persians defeat Egypt at Pelusium

   Jan 1, 525Labels: Battle of, Cambyses II

   • Britannica
   • Pelusium

10. Memphis captured; Egypt submits to Cambyses

    Jul 1, 525Labels: Memphis, Cambyses II

    • Britannica
    • Memphis

11. Cambyses II succeeds Cyrus as Great King

    Jan 1, 5300Labels: Cambyses II, Cyrus the

    • Britannica
    • WHE

12. Cambyses continues key role in Babylonia

    Jan 1, 5300Labels: Babylonia, Cambyses II

    • Britannica