Cyrus the Great
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Cyrus the Great also known as Cyrus II of Persia (Persian: کوروش بزرگ , Hebrew: כֹ֙ורֶשׁ֙, kôresh, Greek: Κύρος, kiros c. Born::600 BC or Born::576 BC-Died::530 BC) was the founder of the vast Achaemenid Empire. He was the conqueror and ruler of Babylon from 539 BC until his death in 530 BC.[1] He was the son of Cambyses, king of Anshan.[2]
Conquests and military campaigns
Under King Cyrus, Persia became a great power conquering its neighbors, the Medes, the Lydians and the Babylonian empire. Around 540 BC, Cyrus defeated Croseus bringing independence of Lydia to an end.[3]
References
- ↑ Unger, Merrill F (1988). Harrison, R. K.. ed. The New Unger´s Bible Dictionary. Chicago: Moody Press. pp. 269. ISBN 0-8024-9037-9.
- ↑ Douglas, J.D.; Tenney, Merril C, ed. (1987). The New International Dictionary of the Bible. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House. p. 247. ISBN 0-310-33190-0.
- ↑ Pfeiffer, Charles F (1979). Baker´s Bible Atlas. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House. p. 44. ISBN 0-8010-6930-0.
