A report on Battle of Pelusium, Memphis, Egypt and Achaemenid Empire

Meeting Between Cambyses II and Psammetichus III, as imaginatively recreated by the French painter Adrien Guignet, after the Battle of Pelusium
Ruins of the pillared hall of Ramesses II at Mit Rahina
According to Polyaenus, the Persian soldiers allegedly used cats - among other sacred Egyptian animals - against the Pharaoh's army. Paul-Marie Lenoir's paintwork, 1872.
Memphis and its necropolis Saqqara as seen from the International Space Station
The Achaemenid Empire at its greatest territorial extent under the rule of Darius I (522 BC–486 BC)
Ritualistic object depicting the god Nefertem, who was mainly worshipped in Memphis, The Walters Art Museum
The Achaemenid Empire at its greatest territorial extent under the rule of Darius I (522 BC–486 BC)
Rameses II flanked by Ptah and Sekhmet
Family tree of the Achaemenid rulers.
Sculpture from the Middle Kingdom restored in the name of Rameses II
Map of the expansion process of Achaemenid territories
Relief representing the High Priest of Ptah, Shoshenq
Cyrus the Great is said, in the Bible, to have liberated the Hebrew captives in Babylon to resettle and rebuild Jerusalem, earning him an honored place in Judaism.
Ruins of the palace of Apries, in Memphis
The tomb of Cyrus the Great, founder of the Achaemenid Empire. At Pasargadae, Iran.
Alexander at the Temple of Apis in Memphis, by Andre Castaigne (1898–1899)
The Achaemenid Empire at its greatest extent, c. 500 BC
Artist's depiction of the western forecourt of the Great Temple of Ptah at Memphis
The Persian queen Atossa, daughter of Cyrus the Great, sister-wife of Cambyses II, Darius the Great's wife, and mother of Xerxes the Great
Column depicting Merenptah making an offering to Ptah
Map showing events of the first phases of the Greco-Persian Wars
The ruins of the temple of Hathor of Memphis
Greek hoplite and Persian warrior depicted fighting, on an ancient kylix, 5th century BC
A statue of the sacred bull, Apis, found at the Serapeum of Saqqara.
Achaemenid king fighting hoplites, seal and seal holder, Cimmerian Bosporus.
Ankhefenmut kneels before the royal cartouche of Siamun, on a lintel from the Temple of Amun in Memphis
Achaemenid gold ornaments, Brooklyn Museum
The colossus of Rameses II in the open-air museum
Persian Empire timeline including important events and territorial evolution – 550–323 BC
The famed stepped Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, the Memphis necropolis
Relief showing Darius I offering lettuces to the Egyptian deity Amun-Ra Kamutef, Temple of Hibis
The ruins of the palace of Apries, overlooking Memphis
The 24 countries subject to the Achaemenid Empire at the time of Darius, on the Egyptian statue of Darius I.
James Rennell's map of Memphis and Cairo in 1799, showing the changes in the course of the Nile river
The Battle of Issus, between Alexander the Great on horseback to the left, and Darius III in the chariot to the right, represented in a Pompeii mosaic dated 1st century BC – Naples National Archaeological Museum
Statue of Rameses II, uncovered in Memphis by Joseph Hekekyan
Alexander's first victory over Darius, the Persian king depicted in medieval European style in the 15th century romance The History of Alexander's Battles
Museum worker in the process of cleaning the Rameses II colossus
Frataraka dynasty ruler Vadfradad I (Autophradates I). 3rd century BC. Istakhr (Persepolis) mint.
Depiction of Ptah found on the walls of the Temple of Hathor
Dārēv I (Darios I) used for the first time the title of mlk (King). 2nd century BC.
The alabaster sphinx found outside the Temple of Ptah
Winged sphinx from the Palace of Darius in Susa, Louvre
Statue of Rameses II in the open-air museum
Daric of Artaxerxes II
Closeup of the sphinx outside the Temple of Ptah
Volume of annual tribute per district, in the Achaemenid Empire, according to Herodotus.
Colossus of Rameses II
Achaemenid tax collector, calculating on an Abax or Abacus, according to the Darius Vase (340–320 BC).
Letter from the Satrap of Bactria to the governor of Khulmi, concerning camel keepers, 353 BC
Relief of throne-bearing soldiers in their native clothing at the tomb of Xerxes I, demonstrating the satrapies under his rule.
Achaemenid king killing a Greek hoplite. c. 500 BC–475 BC, at the time of Xerxes I. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Persian soldiers (left) fighting against Scythians. Cylinder seal impression.
Color reconstruction of Achaemenid infantry on the Alexander Sarcophagus (end of 4th century BC).
Seal of Darius the Great hunting in a chariot, reading "I am Darius, the Great King" in Old Persian (𐎠𐎭𐎶𐏐𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁𐎴 𐏋, "adam Dārayavaʰuš xšāyaθiya"), as well as in Elamite and Babylonian. The word "great" only appears in Babylonian. British Museum.
Achaemenid calvalryman in the satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia, Altıkulaç Sarcophagus, early 4th century BC.
Armoured cavalry: Achaemenid Dynast of Hellespontine Phrygia attacking a Greek psiloi, Altıkulaç Sarcophagus, early 4th century BC.
Reconstitution of Persian landing ships at the Battle of Marathon.
Greek ships against Achaemenid ships at the Battle of Salamis.
Iconic relief of lion and bull fighting, Apadana of Persepolis
Achaemenid golden bowl with lioness imagery of Mazandaran
The ruins of Persepolis
A section of the Old Persian part of the trilingual Behistun inscription. Other versions are in Babylonian and Elamite.
A copy of the Behistun inscription in Aramaic on a papyrus. Aramaic was the lingua franca of the empire.
An Achaemenid drinking vessel
Bas-relief of Farvahar at Persepolis
Tomb of Artaxerxes III in Persepolis
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven wonders of the ancient world, was built by Greek architects for the local Persian satrap of Caria, Mausolus (Scale model)
Achamenid dynasty timeline
Reconstruction of the Palace of Darius at Susa. The palace served as a model for Persepolis.
Lion on a decorative panel from Darius I the Great's palace, Louvre
Ruins of Throne Hall, Persepolis
Apadana Hall, Persian and Median soldiers at Persepolis
Lateral view of tomb of Cambyses II, Pasargadae, Iran
Plaque with horned lion-griffins. The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Battle of Pelusium was the first major battle between the Achaemenid Empire and Egypt.

- Battle of Pelusium

It was fought near Pelusium, an important city in the eastern extremes of Egypt's Nile Delta, 30 km to the southeast of the modern Port Said, in 525 BC. The battle was preceded and followed by sieges at Gaza and Memphis.

- Battle of Pelusium

He was soundly defeated by the Persians in the Battle of Pelusium before fleeing to Memphis, where the Persians defeated him and took him prisoner.

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The Greek historian Herodotus, who tells a similar story, relates that during his visit to the city, the Persians, at that point the suzerains of the country, paid particular attention to the condition of these dams so that the city was saved from the annual flooding.

- Memphis, Egypt

Egypt and Memphis were taken for Persia by king Cambyses in 525 BC after the Battle of Pelusium.

- Memphis, Egypt
Meeting Between Cambyses II and Psammetichus III, as imaginatively recreated by the French painter Adrien Guignet, after the Battle of Pelusium

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Cambyses (left, kneeling) as pharaoh while worshipping an Apis bull (524 BC)

Cambyses II

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Cambyses (left, kneeling) as pharaoh while worshipping an Apis bull (524 BC)
Overview of the ruins of Babylon
Evolution of the Achaemenid Empire.
Imaginary 19th-century illustration of Cambyses II meeting Psamtik III.
Statue of an Apis.
Achaemenid coin minted at Sardis, possibly under Cambyses II.

Cambyses II ( Kabūjiya) was the second King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 530 to 522 BC. He was the son and successor of Cyrus the Great ((r.

526 – 525)) at the battle of Pelusium in 525 BC. After having established himself in Egypt, he expanded the empire's holdings in Africa, including the conquest of Cyrenaica.

The forces of Cambyses then laid siege to Memphis, where Psamtik III and his men had fortified themselves.