Essay On Cyrus The Great

Cyrus the Great was born in 580 BC and lived until the year of 529 BC. He was the first Achaemenid Emperor; he was the founder of Persia one of the largest empires of that time. He created this empire by uniting the two original Iranian tribes – the Medes and the Persians. Even though he was known as a great conquer he was mainly known for his tolerance and magnanimous attitude towards those whom he had conquered.

He was one of the first to use not only Persian governors to control the places that he conquered, but used the leaders that he conquered to rule over their own people for him. He conquered many nations including: Drangiana, Arachosia, Margiana and Bactria; after these he continued East where he built forts in the town of Jaxartes. After his victories in the east he started to move westward so that he could conquer Babylon and Egypt. When he conquered Babylon he won cheers from the Jewish community, the Jewish community welcomed him as a liberator. He allowed many people who were taken prisoners by other countries to return to their homes, the Jewish community is the one that people hear about the most. Because of him releasing all of the people who were in captivity he had earned their respect and their homage. …show more content…
After he conquered Babylon he took two titles the first was “King of Babylon” and the second was “King of the land.” King Cyrus had no thought about forcing people into a single mold but instead chose to include not only the different people, but also the different religions and beliefs into his own kingdom. In 539 BCE he allowed around forty thousand Jews to return to their