HUNGARIAN HISTORICAL CHRONOLOGY

THE SCYTHIANS

612 BCE The Sumerian-related Chaldeans, Medes and Scythians annihilate the Assyrian Empire. The Scythians dominate the vast Eurasian grasslands from the Carpathian Basin to the Altay during centuries.

539 BCE - 331 BCE
After overthrowing the Median Empire, the Persians conquer Mesopotamia and the rest of the Near East.

256 BCE - 226 CE (AD)
After the fall of Persia, the Parthian Empire rules over Mesopotamia, Armenia and Iran. The Turanian Parthians, custodians of the ancient Sumerian civilization, resist the Eastern expansion of the Roman Empire. In 226 CE, the Persian Sassanids overthrow the Parthian Empire which experiences a revival between 272 and 326 CE.