Achaemenids in Egypt

Cambyses II, following in the footsteps of Cyrus the Great, continued the Achaemenid policy of consolidating and expanding the empire’s territorial holdings. One of the strategic territorialization endeavors involved a campaign to Egypt, the preparations for which had been initiated during Cyrus’s reign and executed by Cambyses. This military campaign resulted in the annexation of Egypt to the vast Achaemenid Empire. To gain a more profound insight into the reciprocal cultural influences between the Achaemenids and Egypt, it is imperative to meticulously examine the extant archaeological evidence from this period, unearthed and studied by diverse archaeologists and scholars. This article aims to provide a critical assessment of the book Achaemenids in Egypt with a focus on archaeological evidence.