Editing Sinai Peninsula (section)

===Achaemenid Persian Period===
At the end of the time of [[Darius I]], the Great (521–486 BCE) Sinai was part of the [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian]] province of [[Abar-Nahra]], which means 'beyond the river [Euphrates]'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iranchamber.com/history/articles/achaemenid_persian_syria.php#sthash.SnulMqGB.dpuf |title=History of Iran: Achaemenid Persian Syria 538–331 BCE; Two Centuries of Persian Rule |website=www.iranchamber.com |access-date=18 April 2019 |archive-date=23 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823030715/http://www.iranchamber.com/history/articles/achaemenid_persian_syria.php#sthash.SnulMqGB.dpuf |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Cambyses II|Cambyses]] successfully managed the crossing of the hostile Sinai Desert, traditionally Egypt's first and strongest line of defence, and brought the Egyptians under [[Psamtik III]], son and successor of [[Amasis II|Ahmose]], to [[Battle of Pelusium|battle at Pelusium]]. The Egyptians lost and retired to [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]]; the city fell to the Persian control and the Pharaoh was carried off in captivity to [[Susa]] in Persia.