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Bookmark or Share- Cyrus the Great - World History EncyclopediaCyrus II (d. 530 BCE), also known as Cyrus the Great, was the fourth king of Anshan and the first king of the Achaemenid Empire. Cyrus led several military campaigns against the most powerful kingdoms of the time, including Media, Lydia, and Babylonia.
- Cyrus the Great - WikipediaCyrus II of Persia (Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁, romanized: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 Kūruš; c. 600 – 530 BC), [b] commonly known as Cyrus the Great, [6] was the founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. [7]
- Who was Cyrus in the Bible? - GotQuestions.orgCyrus is a king mentioned more than 30 times in the Bible and is identified as Cyrus the Great (also Cyrus II or Cyrus the Elder) who reigned over Persia between 539—530 BC. This pagan king is important in Jewish history because it was under his rule that Jews were first allowed to return to Israel after 70 years of captivity.
- Who was Cyrus the Great? - National GeographicLike many ancient rulers, the Persian conqueror Cyrus the Great (ca 590– ca 529 B.C.), also known as Cyrus II, was born of royalty. On the death of his father, Cambyses I, Cyrus ruled the...
- Cyrus the Great | Biography & Facts | Britannica - Encyclopedia BritannicaCyrus the Great (born 590–580 bce, Media, or Persis [now in Iran]—died c. 529, Asia) was a conqueror who founded the Achaemenian empire, centred on Persia and comprising the Near East from the Aegean Sea eastward to the Indus River.
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