HISTORY 131B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Behistun Inscription, Pasargadae, Achaemenid Empire
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Lecture 7: cyrus"s conquest, releases and frees jews, pasargadae --. city of the persians (burial place for cyrus) Cyrus died after trying to conquer (his son cambyses comes to power ) bardiya was murdered. Cambyses conquers egypt (he places in power a median nobleman: oropastes) Cambyses does defeat the pharoah, and libya under persians. Cambyses dies of his own sword (cambyses and brother dead) Darius is an important noble persian and along with other persian nobles are going to go to court and kill pretender and elect darius as king as kings. Mass revolt in an empire how did these persians subdue. Guamata raised rebellion (he was the imposter) behistun inscription (story of how he got rid of imposter, ahura mazda granted him power. Darius takes throne (opens suez canal) . Greco-persian wars (macedonia is bridge to both empires) . Xerxes then takes power (none of the guys are able to claim legitimacy until they marry royal)
