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Cyrus's son Cambyses conquered Egypt, which gave Persia a bigger interest in the territory connecting Egypt with the rest of the empire, Yehud included. He died before reaching home, and his successor, Darius I (522 to 486 BCE), consolidated the empire: he reorganized administration, expanded roads and started a waterway linking the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.

References

1. p. 37

   supports · main text · ch. 2

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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2. p. 519

   supports · timeline

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: Timeline of Jewish History

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