After absorbing the Median Empire, Cyrus conquered Lydia and eventually the Neo-Babylonian Empire, granting him control of Anatolia and the Fertile Crescent, respectively.

Dec 5, 2025 · Cyrus 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 …

Jun 4, 2025 · Cyrus II, known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Persian Empire. One of his most powerful rivals was the famously wealthy Croesus, King of Lydia.

Jul 14, 2022 · Through far-reaching military conquests and benevolent rule, Cyrus the Great transformed a small group of semi-nomadic tribes into the mighty Persian Empire, the ancient world's first...

Aug 25, 2024 · Known for his visionary leadership, Cyrus established policies of religious and cultural tolerance, allowing conquered peoples to maintain their traditions. His most famous act was the …

Like 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 (Old Persian Kourosh or Khorvash, modern Persian: کوروش, Kourosh) (ca. 576 – July 529 B.C.E.), also known as Cyrus the Great and Cyrus II of Persia,, was the founder of the Persian Empire under …

Reigned 559 to 530 b.c., the second of three Achaemenid kings to bear this throne name (Persian kuruš, Akkadian kuraš, Greek Κ [symbol omitted] ρος, Hebrew and Aramaic kōreš ), which is …

Over a ten year period between 559 and 549 B.C. he united the various Persian tribes and conquered the Medes to create the Persian Empire. Said to have been of humble origins, he was regarded as …

Cyrus II of Persia, commonly known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Hailing from Persis, he brought the Achaemenid dynasty to power...