Cyrus takes Babylon
539 BCE.
Shown on the map at 32.542°, 44.421°.
Persia absorbs Mesopotamia and becomes the largest empire yet seen.
539 BCE.
Shown on the map at 32.542°, 44.421°.
Persia absorbs Mesopotamia and becomes the largest empire yet seen.
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