From 525 BC for around a century, the Persians ruled Egypt after king Cambyses marched into the Egyptian capital, Memphis, defeating pharaoh Psamtik II (illustrated in this 19th century painting) The occupation of Egypt, which began in 525 BC, meant that the Persian Empire stretched from what is now Turkey to Afghanistan (pictured) Cambyses II expanded the Persian Empire by defeating the Egyptian pharaoh Psamtik II during the battle of Pelusium in 525 BC.
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