Medes and the Persians

Main

Medes Empire

678 BC - 549 BC

Neo-Babylonian Empire (Chaldeans)

626 BC - 539 BC

Israel Sent into Captivity in Babylon

605 BC - 536 BC

First Babylonian Captivity

597 BC

Second Babylonian Captivity

587 BC

Third Babylonian Captivity

582 BC

Persian Empire

550 BC - 330 BC

Cyrus the Great Frees the Jews

539 BC