Cyrus the Great
Founder of the Empire
Achaemenid dynasty — c. 559–530 BCE
Cyrus emerged in the sixth century BCE as ruler of Anshan, a Persian kingdom in southwestern Iran that stood in the shadow of the Medes.
Founder of the Empire
Achaemenid dynasty — c. 559–530 BCE
Cyrus emerged in the sixth century BCE as ruler of Anshan, a Persian kingdom in southwestern Iran that stood in the shadow of the Medes.