330 BC

Events in 330 BC 2

• 550 BC – 330 BC Achaemenid Empire — First Persian Empire The largest empire the ancient world had yet seen Founded by Cyrus the Great in 550 BC, the Achaemenid Empire stretched from the Balkans and Egypt to the Indus Valley — the largest empire the world had yet seen. It was renowned for its tolerance of subject peoples, its network of royal roads and the administrative system of satrapies.
• 330 BC Alexander conquers Persia The Achaemenid Empire falls to Macedon In 330 BC Alexander the Great defeated Darius III, burned Persepolis and ended the Achaemenid Empire after a three-year campaign. His conquest brought Greek rule and the Hellenistic age to Iran, though Persian culture endured and would later reassert itself.