The order in which the Persians progressed from earliest to latest was:
First Cyrus the Great conquered the Medes and the Lydians and then he set about taking control over Mesopotamia by defeating the Neo-Babylonians.
His son Cambyses tried to expand the empire and did well until he failed to capture Kush. Darius then took over and expanded the Persian empire into Europe where he fought the Greeks and was defeated.
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