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[[image:Cyrus portrait.jpg|right|thumb|A portrait of Cyrus the Great.]] | [[image:Cyrus portrait.jpg|right|thumb|A portrait of Cyrus the Great.]] | ||
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'''Cyrus II''' (also called '''Cyrus the Great''') (576-529 BC) was the Emperor of the [[Persian Empire]]. He is famous for conquering [[Babylon]] and letting the [[Jew]]s go back to [[Israel]].<br> | '''Cyrus II''' (also called '''Cyrus the Great''') (576-529 BC) was the Emperor of the [[Persian Empire]]. He is famous for conquering [[Babylon]] and letting the [[Jew]]s go back to [[Israel]].<br> | ||
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Cyrus II (also called Cyrus the Great) (576-529 BC) was the Emperor of the Persian Empire. He is famous for conquering Babylon and letting the Jews go back to Israel.
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.