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[[image:Cyrus portrait.jpg|right|thumb|A portrait of Cyrus the Great.]]

'''Cyrus''' lived 576-529 BC.  He was King of the [[]] and is also called '''Cyrus the Great'''.  He established the Achaemenid dynasty. He is famous for conquering [[Babylon]] and sending the [[Jew]]s back to their homeland, [[Israel]]. Cyrus was the father of [[Darius]], another great Persian emperor.

'''Cyrus''' (also called '''Cyrus the Great''') (576-529 BC) was the Emperor of the [[Persian Empire]]. He is famous for conquering [[Babylon]] and sending the [[Jew|Jews]] back to [[Israel]].<br>

At its greatest extent, the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the largest ancient empire, spanning three continents: [[Europe]], [[Asia]], and [[Africa]]. The empire included modern-day [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Jordan]], [[Israel]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Turkey]], [[Egypt]] [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]], [[Libya]], and northern [[Saudi Arabia]].

 

*[http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/persianempir1/a/persiaintro_2.htm The Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 B.C.] <br>

*[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/acha/hd_acha.htm The Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 B.C.)]

 

 

[[Category:International Political Figures]]

[[Category:International Political Figures]]