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| − | [[image:Cyrus portrait.jpg|right|thumb|A portrait of Cyrus the Great.]] | + | #redirect [[Cyrus II the Great]] |
| − | '''Cyrus''' (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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| − | 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]].
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | *[http://www.iranchamber.com/history/achaemenids/achaemenids.php History of Iran: Achaemenid Empire]
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| − | *[http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/persianempir1/a/persiaintro_2.htm The Achaemenid Empire, 550-330 B.C.]
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| − | *[http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/acha/hd_acha.htm The Achaemenid Persian Empire (550–330 B.C.)]
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| − | [[Category:Ancient History]]
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