Persian (Achaemenid) Rule: construction of the Second Temple (jan 9, 539 BC – oct 1, 331 BC)
Description:
Cyrus the Great issues the Edict of Cyrus allowing Babylonian Jews to return from the Babylonian captivity and rebuild the Temple (Biblical sources only)
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Date:
jan 9, 539 BC
oct 1, 331 BC
~ 207 years