DSS Persian Kings Flashcards
Y= Year D= Did
1
Q
Cyrus (Y)
A
550-530 BCE
2
Q
Cyrus (D)
A
- Babylonian captives back to Jerusalem
- Governor Zerubabel, High Priest Joshua, Haggai & Zechariah
- 2nd Temple 516 BCE
- Ezekiel & Second Isaiah
- Called Messiah
3
Q
Cambyses (Y/D)
A
530-522 BCE
Cyrus’s son
4
Q
Darius (Y)
A
522-486 BCE
5
Q
Darius (D)
A
- General of Cyrus
- Behistun Inscription: autobiography in Old Persian, Elamite, & Babylonian (helped decipher cuneiform)
6
Q
Xerxes I (Y/D)
A
486-464 BCE
-Esther written during his reign
7
Q
Artaxerxes (Y/D)
A
464-424
-Ezra & Nehemiah
