What the records say
- When
- 539 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 32.54° N, 44.42° E
- Description
- end of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Fall of Babylon
Conquest of the Neo-Babylonian Empire by the Achaemenid Empire
The fall of Babylon occurred in 539 BCE, when the Achaemenid Empire conquered the Neo-Babylonian Empire. The success of the Persian campaign, led by Cyrus the Great, brought an end to the reign of the last native dynasty of Mesopotamia and gave the Persians control over the rest of the Fertile Crescent.
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