Cyrus was the leader of the achaemenid empire that overtook the babylonians Cyrus is a king mentioned more than 30 times in the bible and is identified as cyrus the great (also cyrus ii or cyrus the elder) who reigned over persia between 539 and 530 bc. There were four powerful kings with rule over the jews during their captivity including nebuchadnezzar, belshazzar, darius, and finally, cyrus the great.
Cyrus II the Great - ruled 559-530 BC - named King of the Four Corners of the World, becaouse he
