From that time until 332 Egypt was under Persian rule. [F] 521-486--Darius, King of Persia. [D] 520--Prophets Haggai and Zechariah. [D] 515--Second Temple completed. [H] 510--Romans abolish royalty; Government by Consuls begins. [H] 510--Africa first circumnavigated. [H] 500--Pythagoras teaching in Greece. 500 [F] 491--Darius, King of Persia, invades Greece. 490--Battle of Marathon. Greeks victorious over Persians. [H] 490--Battle of Lake Regillus in Italy. [H] 490--Battle of Marathon in Greece. [F] 486-466--Xerxes (Ahasuerus in book of Esther), King of Persia. [F] 481--Expedition of Xerxes into Greece. [F] 480--Battles of Thermopylae and Salamis. [D] 478--Esther's deliverance. [F] 466-425--Artaxerxes Longimanus, King of Persia. Empire declining in power. [C] 458. Ezra. [D] 458--Ezra's visit to Jerusalem. [C] 444. Nehemiah. [D] 444--Nehemiah rebuilds the Wall of Jerusalem. [D] 440--Separation of Samaritans from Jews. [F] 425--Xerxes II., King of Persia. [F] 424-404--Darius II., King. [H] 418--Battle of Mantinea in Greece. [D] 400(?)--Malachi, last of Old Testament Prophets. [H] 400--Retreat of the Ten Thousand in Persia. [C] c. 400--END OF OLD TESTAMENT 400 [H] 399--Death of Socrates. [F] 361--Artaxerxes (or Darius) Ochus, King of Persia. [C] 350. Jaddua, High Priest. [D] 350--Jaddua, High Priest. [F] 336--Darius Codomannus, last king of Persia. [D] 332--Visit of Alexander the Great to Judea. [E] 332--Alexander the Great receives the submission of Egypt. [B] 330-168--GREEK RULE [G] 330-60--KINGDOMS OF ALEXANDER'S SUCCESSORS [C] 330. Onias, High Priest. [D] 330--Onias, High Priest. [F] 330--Persian Empire conquered by Alexander the Great (Battle of Arbela.) [E] 328--Ptolemy Soter establishes the Greek kingdom of Egypt. [F] 323--Alexander the Great dies at Babylon. [D] 305--Jerusalem taken by Ptolemy Lagus, of Egypt. Judea subject to Egypt. [F] 301--Alexander's empire divided among his four generals Ptolemy, Seleucus, Cassander, Lysimachus. [C] 300. Simon the Just, High Priest. [D] 300--Simon the First, High Priest. 300 [E] 286--The Alexandrian library and Museum began by King Ptolemy II., Philadelphus. [D] 275(?)--Translation of the Old Testament into Greek begun (Septuagint.) [H] 264--First Punic war begun by Rome. [E] 247-225--Reign of Ptolemy Euergetes, ablest and most powerful of the Ptolemies. [H] 216--Battle of Cannae; overthrow of Hannibal. [H] 211--Wall of China completed. [E] 205-182--Reign of Ptolemy V. Epiphanes.