Ciro el Grande también conocido comoCiro II de Persia (Persa: کوروش بزرگ , Hebreo: כֹ֙ורֶשׁ֙, kôresh, Griego: Κύρος, kiros c. Nacido::600 BC o Nacido::576 BC-Muerto::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.[1] He was the son of Cambyses, king of Anshan.[2]
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.[3]