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[[File:Cyrus the great.jpg|thumb|250px|Emperor Cyrus the Great of Persia, who permitted the Hebrews to return to the Holy Land and rebuild God's Temple.]]
'''Cyrus the Great''' also known as '''Cyrus II of Persia''' ([[Persian language|Persian]]: کوروش بزرگ , {{Hebrew Name|כֹ֙ורֶשׁ֙|kôresh}}, {{Greek Name|Κύρος|kiros}} c. [[Born::600 BC]] or [[Born::576 BC]]-[[Died::530 BC]]) was the founder of the vast Achaemenid Empire. He was the conqueror and ruler of Babylon from 539 BC until his death in 530 BC.<ref name=unger>{{cite book |last=Unger|first=Merrill F|editor=Harrison, R. K.|title=The New Unger´s Bible Dictionary|publisher=Moody Press|location=Chicago|year=1988|pages=269|isbn=0-8024-9037-9}}</ref> He was the son of Cambyses, king of Anshan.<ref name=tenney>{{cite book |last=|first=|editor=Douglas, J.D.; Tenney, Merril C|title=The New International Dictionary of the Bible|publisher=Zondervan Publishing House|location=Grand Rapids, Michigan|year=1987|page=247|isbn=0-310-33190-0}}</ref>

==Conquests and military campaigns==
Under King Cyrus, Persia became a great power conquering its neighbors, the Medes, the Lydians and the Babylonian empire. Around 540 BC, Cyrus defeated Croseus bringing independence of Lydia to an end.<ref name=baker>{{cite book |last=Pfeiffer|first=Charles F|editor=|title=Baker´s Bible Atlas|publisher=Baker Book House|location=Grand Rapids, Michigan|year=1979|page=44|isbn=0-8010-6930-0}}</ref>

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