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Iran (Persia) timeline
c. 3800 BC
Copper is extracted from ore by smelting at various sites in Iran
c. 580 BC
The Iranian prophet Zoroaster teaches that there is one god, Ahura Mazda
550 BC
Cyrus, king of the Persians, takes Ecbatana, capital city of the Medes, and establishes the first Persian empire
c. 550 BC
Polo originates in the Persian empire, probably as part of the training of the imperial cavalry
c. 545 BC
Cyrus annexes the Greek territory of Ionia as part of his empire, giving Persia a presence on the Aegean
539 BC
A Persian army captures Babylon and brings it into the empire of Cyrus the Great
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