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The Persian Empire came into being in 539 B.C. with the defeat of the [[Babylonian Empire]] and continued under other famous rulers such as [[Darius]] and [[Xerxes]] until it was conquered and largely absorbed by [[Alexander the Great]] in 330 B.C.  The Persian Empire and several of its rulers are discussed in the [[Bible]] in the books of [[Book of Daniel|Daniel]] and [[Book of Ester|Esther]].

The Persian Empire came into being in 539 B.C. with the defeat of the [[Babylonian Empire]] and continued under other famous rulers such as [[Darius]] and [[Xerxes]] until it was conquered and largely absorbed by [[Alexander the Great]] in 330 B.C.  The Persian Empire and several of its rulers are discussed in the [[Bible]] in the books of [[Book of Daniel|Daniel]] and [[Book of Ester|Esther]].

A later Persian Empire re-emerged in 226 A.D. and outlived the Western [[Roman Empire]].  After a devastating war with the [[Byzantine Empire]] that left both sides severely drained, [[Islam]] came on the scene from [[Saudi Arabia]] and completely conquered the Persian Empire in a quick campaign that ended in 651 A.D.

A later Persian Empire re-emerged in 226 A.D. and outlived the Western [[Roman Empire]].  After a devastating war with the [[Byzantine Empire]] that left both sides severely drained, [[Islam]] came on the scene from what is now [[Saudi Arabia]] and completely conquered the Persian Empire in a quick campaign that ended in 651 A.D.

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