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*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Persian Kings (sources)]] | |||
*SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Persian Kings (subject)]] | |||
'''Persian Kings''' reigned from the 6th to the 4th century over Judea. | |||
==List of Persian Kings, and years in office== | |||
< [[Babylonian Kings]] > | |||
*[[:Category:Cyrus (subject)|Cyrus the Great]], 559 - 530 BCE | |||
**Conquered Babylon (and Judah) in 539 BCE. | |||
**Returned the vessels of the Jerusalem Temple to the Davidic King [[Sheshbazzar]], and allowed him to go back to Jerusalem. | |||
*[[:Category:Cambyses II (subject)|Cambyses II]], 530 - 522 BCE | |||
**Added Egypt to the Persian Empire in 525 BCE. | |||
< [[:Category:Bardiya (subject)|Bardiya]], 522 BCE > | |||
*[[:Category:Darius I (subject)|Darius I]], 522 BCE - 486 BCE | |||
** Consolidate the Persian Empire by dividing it into semi-autonomous provinces. | |||
**Led the first unsuccessful invasion of Greece, which ended with the defeat at Marathon in 490 BCE. | |||
**Granted the construction of the Second Temple under the dual leadership of the Davidic Zerubbabel and the Zadokite Joshua. | |||
*[[:Category:Xerses I (subject)|Xerses I]], 486 - 465 BCE | |||
**Led the second unsuccessful invasion of Greece, which ended with the defeat at Salamis. | |||
*[[:Category:Artaxerses I (subject)|Artaxerses I]], 465 - 424 BCE | |||
**Appointed [[Nehemiah]] as governor of Judah in 445 BCE. | |||
< [[:Category:Xerses II (subject)|Xerses II]], 424 BCE; and [[:Category:Sogdianus (subject)|Sogdianus]], 424 - 423 BCE > | |||
*[[:Category:Darius II (subject)|Darius II]], 423-404 BCE | |||
**Sided with the Spartans against the Athenians. | |||
**[[Nehemiah]]'s second mission and beginnings of the Samaritan schism (?) | |||
**Mentioned in the Elephantine Papyri | |||
*[[:Category:Artaxerses II (subject)|Artaxerses II]], 404 - 358 BCE | |||
**Lost Egypt but defeated the Spartan-Egyptian invasion of Phoenicia. | |||
**[[Ezra]]'s mission (?) | |||
*[[:Category:Artaxerses III (subject)|Artaxerses III]], 358 - 338 BCE | |||
**In 343 BCE suppressed a rebellion in Cyprus and Sidon, and reconquered Egypt. | |||
< [[:Category:Arses (subject)|Arses]], 338 - 336 BCE > | |||
*[[:Category:Darius III (subject)|Darius III]], 336 - 330 BCE | |||
**Was repeatedly defeated in battle by [[Alexander the Great]], who conquered the Persian Empire. | |||
< [[Alexander the Great]]> | |||
==Persian Kings in ancient sources== | |||
==Persian Kings in Scholarship== | |||
==Persian Kings in Fiction== | |||
==Related categories== | |||
*[[Persian Period]] | |||
*[[Nehemiah]] / [[Ezra]] | |||
==External links== | |||
[[Category:Index]] | |||
[[Category:People]] | |||
[[Category:Topics]] |
Revision as of 20:59, 13 October 2011
- ANCIENT SOURCES: see Persian Kings (sources)
- SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see Category:Persian Kings (subject)
Persian Kings reigned from the 6th to the 4th century over Judea.
List of Persian Kings, and years in office
< Babylonian Kings >
- Cyrus the Great, 559 - 530 BCE
- Conquered Babylon (and Judah) in 539 BCE.
- Returned the vessels of the Jerusalem Temple to the Davidic King Sheshbazzar, and allowed him to go back to Jerusalem.
- Cambyses II, 530 - 522 BCE
- Added Egypt to the Persian Empire in 525 BCE.
< Bardiya, 522 BCE >
- Darius I, 522 BCE - 486 BCE
- Consolidate the Persian Empire by dividing it into semi-autonomous provinces.
- Led the first unsuccessful invasion of Greece, which ended with the defeat at Marathon in 490 BCE.
- Granted the construction of the Second Temple under the dual leadership of the Davidic Zerubbabel and the Zadokite Joshua.
- Xerses I, 486 - 465 BCE
- Led the second unsuccessful invasion of Greece, which ended with the defeat at Salamis.
- Artaxerses I, 465 - 424 BCE
- Appointed Nehemiah as governor of Judah in 445 BCE.
< Xerses II, 424 BCE; and Sogdianus, 424 - 423 BCE >
- Darius II, 423-404 BCE
- Sided with the Spartans against the Athenians.
- Nehemiah's second mission and beginnings of the Samaritan schism (?)
- Mentioned in the Elephantine Papyri
- Artaxerses II, 404 - 358 BCE
- Lost Egypt but defeated the Spartan-Egyptian invasion of Phoenicia.
- Ezra's mission (?)
- Artaxerses III, 358 - 338 BCE
- In 343 BCE suppressed a rebellion in Cyprus and Sidon, and reconquered Egypt.
< Arses, 338 - 336 BCE >
- Darius III, 336 - 330 BCE
- Was repeatedly defeated in battle by Alexander the Great, who conquered the Persian Empire.