Repatriating conquered peoples was one of Cyrus’s strategies and, according to the biblical book of Ezra, it was Cyrus the Great who ended the exile in 538 B.C., the year after he had conquered ...

Two titans of ancient conquest go head-to-head! Join us as we compare Cyrus the Great and Alexander the Great across five crucial categories: rise to power, military accomplishments, impact ...

Cyrus the Great was King of Persia and was used by God to free the Jewish people. Cyrus was in Bible prophecy 200 years before God used him and is mentioned in the Bible 22 times.

The ancient Greek writer Xenophon's book on Persian emperor Cyrus the Great has remained relevant for over two millennia.

TEHRAN-The book “King of the World: The Life of Cyrus the Great” written by Matt Waters has been released in the Iranian bookstores. Neda-ye Tarikh Publications has brought it out in 279 pages with a ...

A discussion of the life and legacy of Cyrus the Great, who is said to have destroyed Babylon and enabled the Jews to rebuild the temple at Jerusalem - a contested story. Show more Melvyn Bragg ...

Evangelicals find Cyrus in the Old Testament, where he makes a brief appearance as a man from the east (‘the rising sun’) in the Book of Isaiah – supposedly the words of an eighth-century BCE Hebrew ...

The Cyrus Cylinder from ancient Babylon is being displayed at the Smithsonian's Sackler Gallery. It will be in Washington through April 28, on loan from the British Museum.