d with his army on the east side of the river. This was the first battle between Lydia and Persia which the Persians achieve a victory. There were total of two wars between Cyrus and Croesus, and then Persians captured Savia ( the capital of Lydia ). Eventually Cyrus captured other rich Greek cities which caused the fall of Lydian empire. At this point Cyrus had the control of Aegean cost of the Asia Minor , Armenia ,and the Greek colonies. Next Cyrus turned his attention toward his eastern area where he crossed the Oxus and Jaxartes river and took over the Parthia, Chorosmis , and Bactria. Then in 539B.C he left his capital, Ecbatana to attack Babylon, the city that had been the capital of Mesopotaimia for a thousand years. It was not so surprising that he achieved another great victory and his army marched through Babylon. The respect he showed for religions of others ,brought him the respect of all Babylonians. Cyrus released all the Jews who were held there as prisoners. By this victory, Syria and Phoenicia also came under the Acheamenid Empire.Cyrus' next aim was Egypt, but he was killed in a battle on the eastern frontier of his empire while his son Cambyse II was making the preparations to attack Egypt. At this time the Acheameneian Empire was well established, and it found a new capital city at Pasargadae in Fars.After Cyrus died ,his son Cambyse II became the king of Persia who was a powerful ruler like his father. First, Cambyse succeeded a victory on the eastern frontier then he attacked Egypt. Through out several battles he captured Egypt, but during his absence the throne was seized by the Magus Gaumate and the king died mysteriously. However it didn't last so long that Cambyse's son , Darius I ended this region by taking the power and announcing himself as the new Achaemenian king. After Cambyse II died in 522 B.C the next powerful Achaemenian Emperor ,Darius I continued the work of Cyrus , creating 23 provinces , and b...
